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1 он и мухи не обидит
Русско-английский синонимический словарь > он и мухи не обидит
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2 муха
ж.fly♢
он и мухи не обидит — he would not hurt a flyделать из мухи слона — make* a mountain out of a molehill
какая муха его укусила? — what's got into him?, what's bitten him?
быть под мухой разг. — he three sheets in the wind, be tipsy
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3 мухи не обидит
General subject: can't say boo to a goose, he would not hurt a fly (Верещагин), harmless as the day is long -
4 воды не замутит
тж. водой не замутитразг., одобр.cf. he cannot hurt a fly; he looks as if butter would not melt in his mouthЭто был тщедушный мужик с кротким лицом, один из тех, про кого обычно говорят - воды не замутит. (В. Тендряков, Суд) — He was a weakly muzhik with a meek face, one of those fellows who could not hurt a fly, as the saying goes.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > воды не замутит
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5 мухи не обидит
мухи (муху, комара) не обидит (не тронет)разг.he wouldn't hurt (harm) a fly; cf. he would not say boo to a goose- Не хотел бы я побывать под огнём пулемёта, за которым прилёг Родимцев... А посмотреть - муху не обидит, милый, скромный парень, каких много на родной Руси. (М. Шолохов, Они сражались за Родину) — 'I shouldn't have liked to be under fire from a machine-gun Rodimtsev was handling! But to look at him, you'd think he wouldn't hurt a fly; he's a lovely modest chap, like plenty of others in Russia.'
- Может, они и поспорили там, не знаю. Только не мог его Николай убить. Он и муху не тронет. (А. Рыбаков, Бронзовая птица) — 'Whey might have quarrelled for all I know. But I don't believe Nikolai killed him. He never harmed a fly.'
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6 В-193
ВОДЫ (ВОДОЙ obs) HE ЗАМУТИТ coll, approv or iron VP subj: human these forms only fixed WOone is quiet, modest, very gentleX воды не замутит \В-193 X wouldn't hurt (harm) a flyX is (as) meek (gentle) as a lamb X isn't the kind (the sort) to give (cause) (anyone) trouble.Это был тщедушный мужик с задублённым, изрезанным глубокими морщинами кротким лицом, один из тех, про кого обычно говорят - воды не замутит (Тендряков 1). Не was а small man with a meek expression on his weather-beaten, deeply-furrowed peasant's face - not the sort who would ever give trouble (1a). -
7 водой не замутит
• ВОДЫ <ВОДОЙ obs> НЕ ЗАМУТИТ coll, approv or iron[VP; subj: human; these forms only; fixed WO]=====⇒ one is quiet, modest, very gentle:- X isn't the kind (the sort) to give (cause) (anyone) trouble.♦ Это был тщедушный мужик с задублённым, изрезанным глубокими морщинами кротким лицом, один из тех, про кого обычно говорят - воды не замутит (Тендряков 1). He was a small man with a meek expression on his weather-beaten, deeply-furrowed peasant's face - not the sort who would ever give trouble (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > водой не замутит
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8 воды не замутит
• ВОДЫ <ВОДОЙ obs> НЕ ЗАМУТИТ coll, approv or iron[VP; subj: human; these forms only; fixed WO]=====⇒ one is quiet, modest, very gentle:- X isn't the kind (the sort) to give (cause) (anyone) trouble.♦ Это был тщедушный мужик с задублённым, изрезанным глубокими морщинами кротким лицом, один из тех, про кого обычно говорят - воды не замутит (Тендряков 1). He was a small man with a meek expression on his weather-beaten, deeply-furrowed peasant's face - not the sort who would ever give trouble (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > воды не замутит
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