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[(лить) бальзам на душу]  {v. phr.}

[(`lit') bal'`zam `na dushu]

 {literally} pour one's soul with a balm

1. make glad: ~ {informal} be a sight for sore eyes

2. to flatter, please: lay the flattering unction to smb's soul

* /Some  […]

[без лишних слов]  {adv. phr.}

[bez `l'ishnikh slov]

 {literally} without extra words.

~without further ado.

(To proceed) without waisting time, without saying much, without a delay, right away.

* /Как только задача  […]

[без сучка без задоринки]  {adv. phr.}

[`bez such'`ka bez za`dorinki]

Sth. that went off impeccably, smoothly, without any problems.

To do sth. without defects.

* /Тестирование продукта прошло без  […]

[береженого Бог бережет]  {proverb}

[bere`jonogo bog bere`jot]

 {lirerally}

The one who protects himself is protected by God.

Comp.:

[discretion is the better part of valour]

[better safe than sorry]

[бешеные деньги] или [безумные деньги] или [сумасшедшие деньги] или [уйма денег]  {informal}  {n. phr.}

[`beshenyie `d'engi] or [be`zumnyie `d'engi] or [suma`shedshie `d'engi] or [`ujma  […]

[битый час]  {adv. phr.}

[`bityij chas]

Beaten (whole) an hour  {literary}

~for a solid hour, for a good hour.

Said about comparably long time spent (often in vain) or abortive effort (to explain or achieve sth.), for ex., when complaining.

 […]

[бить баклуши]  {v. phr.}  {informal}

[bit' bak`lushi]

To do nothing, to idle, to dawdle, to fool (away), to fritter away one's time

Usually in unfavourable sence:

* /Хватит бить баклуши! Ану-ка быстро за  […]

[биться как рыба об лёд]  {v. phr.}

[`bit'sya kak `ryba ob `liod]

 {literally} to beat against the ice like a fish

~struggle to keep one's head above water.

~struggle desperately (to accomplish sth.), usually in vain.

* /Я бился  […]

[бобик сдох] or [бобик издох]  {informal}

[`bobik zdokh] or [`bobik iz`dokh]

 {literally} the doggy is (already) dead.

~it's over.

Abt. sth. that is too late to be worried or cared about.

* / — С сегодняшнего дня  […]

[брать быка за рога]  {v. phr.}

[brat' byi`ka za ro`ga]

~to take the bull by the horns  {literally}

Begin to act vigorously, right away and from the most important part.  {informal}

* /Начиная новый курс  […]