"Eto lish' cvetochki, a iagodki budut potom"

Robert Chandler kcf19 at DIAL.PIPEX.COM
Wed Dec 21 07:47:52 UTC 2005


Yes!

> I imagine, depending on the context, you can also use "That's just the tip
> of the iceberg."
> 
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> 
> Sophia Lubensky, as always, gives many good translations in her outstanding
> RUSSIAN-ENGLISH DICTIONARY OF IDIOMS, including ŒYou ain¹t seen nothin¹
> yet¹, and ŒThis is only the half of it¹.
> 
> R.
> 
>> Marina Rojavin wrote:
>>> Dear All,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> What would you suggest as an English equivalent for the Russian phrase
> "Eto
>>> lish' cvetochki, a iagodki budut potom"?
>>> 
>>> Best wishes,
>>> Marina.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
> 
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