вот где собака зарыта

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, “here's where the dog is buried”, a calque of German da liegt der Hund begraben. Compare Polish tu leży pies pogrzebany.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈvod ɡdʲe sɐˈbakə zɐˈrɨtə]
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Phrase[edit]

вот где соба́ка зары́та • (vot gde sobáka zarýta)

  1. (informal) therein lies the rub
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