Lost in Literal

🇷🇺 Russian, taken literally

Руки не доходят

Roo-kee nye do-kho-dyet

Literally

the hands don't reach [it]

What it really means

Haven't gotten around to it.

excusing procrastination, work chat

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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 plateЗарубить на носуcarve a notch on [your] noseВставлять палки в колёсаstick sticks into the wheelsДелать видto make a view