Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
не обижали только ленивые
English translation:
target for every bully on the block
Added to glossary by
Nina Chulak
Sep 23, 2018 18:59
5 yrs ago
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Russian term
United States
которого не обижали только ленивые
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Плюс к тому я был очень слабым и болезненным ребенком, которого не обижали только ленивые.
(Looking for a creative way to say the same thing, but I'm coming up short. Thanks for your help.)
(Looking for a creative way to say the same thing, but I'm coming up short. Thanks for your help.)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | target for every bully on the block |
El oso
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| 4 +1 | a free-for-all punching bag |
Michael Korovkin
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| 3 +1 | picked on by everyone except for a few lazybones |
Sarah McDowell
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| 3 | easy picking |
IrinaN
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Proposed translations
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target for every bully on the block
....and /I was/which made me/ a(n easy) target for every bully on the block
Not sure how "creative" that is, though :)
Not sure how "creative" that is, though :)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I ended up going with this option. Thank you. You were right in that it's not very creative, but it relays the meaning just fine, since it's an idiom that has nothing to do with "laziness" per se. "
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11 hrs
Sarah McDowell
Canada
Canada
Native in English
Specializes in field
Canada
Tourism ♦ Marketing ♦ Fiction ♦ the Arts
Native in: English 
Works in: Russian to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
12
picked on by everyone except for a few lazybones
In addition to that, I was a very weak and sick child who was picked on by everyone except for a few lazybones.
+1
14 hrs
Michael Korovkin
Italy
Italy
Native in Russian
&
English
Specializes in field
Italy
Native in: English 
, Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Italian to Russian, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
174
a free-for-all punching bag
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Note added at 14 hrs (2018-09-24 09:54:40 GMT)
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Plus / Apart from that / Besides, I was a very weak and sickly child/kid, a free-for-all punching bag.
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Note added at 14 hrs (2018-09-24 09:54:40 GMT)
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Plus / Apart from that / Besides, I was a very weak and sickly child/kid, a free-for-all punching bag.
21 hrs
easy picking
For good measure:-)
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