спустя рукава

Russian

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): [spʊˈsʲtʲa rʊkɐˈva]
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Adverb

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)
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