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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
Adverb
спустя́ рукава́ • (spustjá rukavá)
- carelessly, anyhow
- Synonyms: хала́тно (xalátno), с ленцо́й (s lencój)
- Antonyms: засучи́в рукава́ (zasučív rukavá), в по́те лица́ (v póte licá)