Idioms of the World – Russia

Welcome back to our “Idioms of the World” series!

And now… heading up to Russia.

Idiom – Exatj zajcem
Meaning – To travel without a ticket
English idiom – we don’t have an equivalent

As home to the Trans-Siberian Railway, Russia probably has quite a few train-related idioms. “To ride as a hare” means to ride the train without a ticket, as we all know hares are prone to do. Apparently it comes from the fact that fare-dodgers would shake like a hare whenever the ticket inspectors would come round.

Thanks Hotel Club, for sharing these images, and Marcus Oakly for creating them.