Russian verbs of motion with prefixes: figurative meaning, part 1

Russian verbs of motion are every student’s nightmare, and at the same time they are loved and used by native speakers. They have various figurative meanings, and can describe a road range of daily situations, as well as express different feelings, from loosing one’s temper to liking (or not) some movies, music, or art. Some of the expressions from this video belong to cutting-edge slang, while knowledge of others is required to successfully pass the TORFL (Test of Russian as a a Foreign Language) test for B2 level (ТРКИ 2). Knowing these expressions will help you bring in more variety to expressing yourself in Russian, as well as understand native speakers easier, especially in informal situations.
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