палочка-выруча́лочка
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- 1.
lifesaver, godsend, cure-all, go-to solution
Э́та табли́ца — моя палочка-выруча́лочка на экза́менах.
This table is my lifesaver in exams.
Colloquial and affectionate; used of a person, object or method one can always fall back on.
- 2.
hide-and-seek (with a stick to free players)games
Дети игра́ли во дворе́ в палочку-выруча́лочку.
The children were playing hide-and-seek in the yard.
Also the name of the stick used in the game.
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Word familyпа́лочкаPRO
- па́лочкаlittle stick; chopsticks; bacillus; stroke; baton
- палочка-выруча́лочкаlifesaver; hide-and-seek (with a stick to free players)
Contributions
Iron edited translation 1 month ago.
Lucian edited word type and stress 6 years ago.
