What does this Russian saying mean? Я настолько в себе уверена, что сама кричу кукушкам сколько и

Asked by Michael on August 13, 2019

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What does this Russian saying mean?

Я настолько в себе уверена, что сама кричу кукушкам сколько им жить осталось!

I'm not asking for a literal translation of it: I want to know what it actually means. (A friend of mine said it to me in a message while I was having a quarrel with her),

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Hello Michael,

There is a Russian superstition that says that cuckoos can tell how many more years you will live.

So, the saying Я настолько в себе уверена, что сама кричу кукушкам, сколько им жить осталось means "I am so self-assured that I can say to cuckoos how many more years they will live".

It just means that this person is extremely self-assured.

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