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Sep 16, 2016 16:55
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Russian term

допускаться до грех ответов

Russian to English Social Sciences Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. uni graduates\' aspirations
This is about a survey of university graduates, their expectations vs. reality of their job (non)preparedness:

Проще говоря, молодежь понимает, что жилье всегда можно купить (или арендовать) при наличии соответствующих финансовых возможностей - были бы эти возможности.
С высоким практицизмом в понимании хорошей работы - абсолютным доминированием внимания к зарплате и карьере - несколько контрастируют ответы студентов на вопрос "Чем вас привлекает эта специальность или профессия?" (**допускались до грех ответов**).

The meaning of the idiom escapes me.
Thanks!

Discussion

Susan Welsh (asker) Sep 16, 2016:
Oy! Thanks to you both. That makes sense, and explains the utter failure of my googling attempts to find such a phrase.

Proposed translations

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typo for ТРЕХ -- up to three answers

I'm pretty sure it should read instead:

допускалось до ТРЕХ ответов
Peer comment(s):

agree rns
45 mins
agree Elena Ow-Wing
2 hrs
agree Ravindra Godbole
4 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks to you both! Of course, both answers are equally helpful and you both answered at the same time, but since Mikhail is a paying member I'm giving the points here (in case it matters), since points are of no use to non-paying members. I will then try to delete the entry, since nobody will ever need to search for a typo! "
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опечатка

Скорее всего, это просто опечатка. Должно быть "Допускалось до трех ответов".
Peer comment(s):

agree rns
45 mins
Спасибо!
agree Elena Ow-Wing
2 hrs
Спасибо!
agree interprivate
6 hrs
Спасибо!
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