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poked the vein back into his forehead

Russian translation: отвисшая челюсть

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English term or phrase:poked the vein back into his forehead
Russian translation:отвисшая челюсть
Entered by: Tatiana Mankiewicz

10:26 Nov 29, 2016
English to Russian translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: poked the vein back into his forehead
In my early forties, my ovary must have burped or something and I'd approached Neil about having another baby. After we'd poked the vein back into his forehead, we'd agreed we were way too old.
Tatiana Mankiewicz
Poland
Local time: 15:00
см.
Explanation:
когда мы вернули на место его упавшую челюсть
когда мы вернули на место его вытаращенные глаза
когда мы успокоили его нервный тик
и т.п.
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danya
Local time: 16:00
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
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Explanation:
когда мы вернули на место его упавшую челюсть
когда мы вернули на место его вытаращенные глаза
когда мы успокоили его нервный тик
и т.п.

danya
Local time: 16:00
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alexandra Schneeuhr: общими усилиями подобрали упавшую челюсть, хе :)
13 mins
agree  Zhanna Manokhina: ...отвисшую челюсть
30 mins
agree  LarisaK: да, "отвисшая челюсть" лучше
46 mins
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