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Russian roulette — ( ru. Русская рулетка) is a potentially lethal game of chance in which participants place a single round in a revolver, spin the cylinder, place the muzzle against their head and pull the trigger. Russian refers to the country of origin of the… … Wikipedia
Russian roulette — Rus sian roulette (a) An act of bravado played by loading one bullet into one chamber of a revolver in which the cylinder has five or six positions, spinning the cylinder (thus moving the bullet randomly to one of the six positions of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
russian roulette — If people take a dangerous and unnecessary risk, they are playing Russian roulette … The small dictionary of idiomes
Russian Roulette (game show) — Infobox Television show name = Russian Roulette (US) caption = Screencapture of the logo of Russian Roulette format = Game Show picture format = runtime = approx. 22 minutes (per episode) creator = Gunnar Wetterberg starring = Mark L. Walberg… … Wikipedia
Russian roulette — 1) N UNCOUNT If you say that someone is playing Russian roulette, or that what they are doing is like playing Russian roulette, you mean that what they are doing is very dangerous because it involves unpredictable risks. You are playing Russian… … English dictionary
Russian roulette — noun a stunt in which you spin the cylinder of a revolver that is loaded with only one bullet and then point the muzzle at your head and pull the trigger • Hypernyms: ↑stunt * * * noun [noncount] : a dangerous game in which people fire a gun with … Useful english dictionary
Russian roulette — noun Date: 1937 1. an act of bravado consisting of spinning the cylinder of a revolver loaded with one cartridge, pointing the muzzle at one s own head, and pulling the trigger 2. something resembling Russian roulette in its potential for… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Russian roulette — Rus|sian rou|lette [ ,rʌʃn ru let ] noun uncount a game in which people shoot themselves with a gun that can hold six bullets but has only one in it, so that they do not know if they will be killed play Russian roulette with something MAINLY… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Russian roulette — {n.} A game of chance in which one bullet is placed in a revolver, the cartridge cylinder is spun, and the player aims the gun at his own head and pulls the trigger. * /Only a fool would risk playing Russian roulette./ … Dictionary of American idioms
Russian roulette — {n.} A game of chance in which one bullet is placed in a revolver, the cartridge cylinder is spun, and the player aims the gun at his own head and pulls the trigger. * /Only a fool would risk playing Russian roulette./ … Dictionary of American idioms
Russian\ roulette — noun A game of chance in which one bullet is placed in a revolver, the cartridge cylinder is spun, and the player aims the gun at his own head and pulls the trigger. Only a fool would risk playing Russian roulette … Словарь американских идиом
