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спустя рукава

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Russian

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Etymology

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Literally, with sleeves let down. The formal clothes in Old Rus/Russia had very long sleeves. To do any work, one needed to tuck in long sleeves. Compare Russian хала́тно (xalátno), хала́тный (xalátnyj) related to хала́т (xalát).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [spʊˈsʲtʲa rʊkɐˈva]
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Adverb

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спустя́ рукава́ (spustjá rukavá)

  1. carelessly, anyhow
    Synonyms: хала́тно (xalátno), с ленцо́й (s lencój)
    Antonyms: засучи́в рукава́ (zasučív rukavá), в по́те лица́ (v póte licá)