Treading water

[Denis Akhapkin]

LINGVO 10:

tread water
1) íàõîäÿñü â âîäå, óäåðæèâàòüñÿ â
âåðòèêàëüíîì ïîëîæåíèè íà îäíîì ìåñòå ( ïåðåáèðàÿ íîãàìè, êàê ïðè åçäå
íà âåëîñèïåäå)
2) (ïåðåí.) òîëî÷ü âîäó â ñòóïå, òîïòàòüñÿ íà îäíîì ìåñòå


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>> Dear colleagues,
>> 
>> Is there an equivalent in Russian for "to tread water" in the literal
>> sense of being able to stay afloat in water? (I'm less interested in
>> it's figurative meaning of "barely/managing" in some pursuit or  
>> other).  None of my dictionaries seem to think so...
>> 
>> Any ideas?
>> 
>> Thanks in advance!
>> 
>> Janneke
>> 
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Denis Akhapkin, PhD
Research Officer
Institute of Linguistic Studies
Russian Academy of Sciences
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St.-Petersburg, 199053, Russia
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