Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
Якорь мне в душу
English translation:
Damn (it)!
Russian term
RU>EN & ES>EN interpreter & translator
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Russian to English, Spanish to English, French to English, and 1 more.
Якорь мне в душу
Is it something like 'Jesus, Mary and Joseph!' in English, ie intimating shock and surprise?
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| 4 | Damn (it)! |
Natalia Volkova
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| 3 | Wow! |
EtInga
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| 3 | Well, I'll be jiggered! /the son of a gun//You can knock me over with a feather. |
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
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| 3 | I'll be hanged on an anchor! |
Andrew Vdovin
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Mar 22, 2016 21:39: Roman Bouchev changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
PRO (3): Ilan Rubin (X), P.L.F. Persio, Roman Bouchev
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Proposed translations
Russian Federation
20+ Translated Books Published in Moscow
Native in: Russian (Variants: Moscow, Standard-Russia)
Works in: English to Russian, Italian to Russian, Spanish to Russian, and 2 more.
Damn (it)!
"Якорь"sounds like a euphemism for the curse "ёкарный бабай"
And "в душу" is from "в душу мать"
http://phraseology_ru_en.academic.ru/22086/в_душу_мать
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Thank you! I`m so glad you like it.
United States
On time, on target, on budget.
Native in: English 
, Polish
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish, Russian to Polish, and 1 more.
Well, I'll be jiggered! /the son of a gun//You can knock me over with a feather.
DELVING into DETAIL
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English, and 2 more.
I'll be hanged on an anchor!
HOLY JUMPING ANCHOR!
(по аналогии с Holy jumping cow!, Holy jumping shit! и т.п.)
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