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КАШИ ПРОСЯТ collVPsubj: a noun denoting heavy, sturdy footwear or individual parts of shoes or bootspres or past ) s.o. 's boots (shoes etc) are in bad condition, in need of repair: Х-ы каши просят - Xs need mending (to be repaired)Xs need to be taken to the shoemaker Cs)Xs have holes in themXs are worn out.
«Главное, у него тогда было платьишко скверное, штанишки наверх лезут, а сапоги каши просят» (Достоевский 1). The main thing was that he had such shabby clothes then, and his pants were riding up, and his boots had holes in them" (1a).

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