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Russian
Pronunciation
Phrase
ни пу́ха ни пера́! • (ni púxa ni perá!)
- good luck, break a leg
Usage notes
- Rather than thanking, the traditional response to this is к чёрту! (k čórtu!, “to the devil!”), it's supposed to bring luck.
- The meaning of the phrase is approximately "(I hope) you will not get a single feather," as would be spoken to a bird hunter, with usage and meaning akin to the English phrase "break a leg" and the German "Hals- und Beinbruch!".
- The literal meaning is "Neither down nor feathers".