груздь

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milk mushroom
Назва́лся груздём — полеза́й в ку́зов.
If you call yourself a (milk) mushroom, climb into the basket.

Usage info

This phrase is used to imply that if you’ve taken on a certain responsibility or made a specific claim, you should be prepared to follow through with it. It's about accepting the consequences of your words or actions. Alternative: "Walk the talk" or "Put your money where your mouth is".

Examples

Груздь считается ценным съедобным грибом.
The milk mushroom is considered a valuable edible mushroom.
В лесу мы нашли много груздей.
We found a lot of milk mushrooms in the forest.
Бабушка солит грузди на зиму.
Grandmother salts milk mushrooms for the winter.

Declension

⚠️ Stress change.

	Singular	Plural
Nom.Nominative	гру́здь	гру́зди
Gen.Genitive	груздя́	грузде́й
Dat.Dative	груздю́	груздя́м
Acc.Accusative	гру́здь	гру́зди
Inst.Instrumental	груздём	груздя́ми
Prep.Prepositional	грузде́	груздя́х

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Singolin edited translation and usage info 10 months ago.

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milk mushroom