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Russian phrase of the day: Сбить с толку

Dec 19, 2019 (see all)
сбить с то́лку
[ sbeet' s tól-ku ]
Phrase
to confuse, to bewilder, to obfuscate, to mislead, to baffle, to muddle, to wrack one’s brains
Russian expressions

Examples

  • Он совсе́м сбил меня́ с то́лку свои́ми вопро́сами.

    on saf-syém sbeel mee-nyá s tól-ku sva-ée-mee va-pró-sa-mee

    He had absolutely wracked my brains with his questions.

  • Э́тот гро́хот меня́ сбива́ет с то́лку, я не могу́ сосредото́читься.

    é-tat gró-hat mee-nyá sbee-vá-eet s tól-ku, ya nye ma-gú sa-sree-da-tó-chee-tsa

    This noise is wracking my brains, I can not concentrate.

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