Lost in Literal

🇷🇺 Russian, taken literally

Капать на мозги

Ka-pat' na moz-gi

Literally

drip onto [someone's] brains

What it really means

To nag, pester repeatedly.

complaining about someone's constant nagging

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Russian, taken literally

Кот наплакалa cat cried [this much]Вешать лапшу на ушиto hang noodles on [someone's] earsНе в своей тарелкеnot in one's own plateРуки не доходятthe hands don't reach [it]Зарубить на носуcarve a notch on [your] noseВставлять палки в колёсаstick sticks into the wheels