No. 8,984 in Russian
расхлебывать
To deal with or sort out the consequences of a problem, often caused by someone else.
In a sentence
Мне пришлось расхлебывать последствия вчерашнего недоразумения.
I had to untangle the consequences of yesterday's misunderstanding.
In this sentence, 'расхлебывать' is used metaphorically to indicate dealing with or resolving complications arising from a misunderstanding.
Он всегда заставляет других расхлебывать за него ситуацию.
He always makes others resolve situations for him.
Here, 'расхлебывать' implies the act of rectifying or dealing with issues or situations caused, often by someone else.
Нам нужно вместе расхлебывать проблемы, возникшие из-за ошибки.
We need to resolve the problems that arose due to the mistake together.
In this sentence, 'расхлебывать' denotes collaboratively working through difficulties or challenges caused by an error.
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