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X couldn't put (string) two words together

  • 1 С-275

    ДВУХ СЛОВ СВЯЗАТЬ не мочь, не уметь и т. п. coll VP infin subj-compl with не мочь, не уметь (subj: human) to be unable to speak or express one's thoughts coherently (because of nervousness, shock, embarrassment etc, or because of one's poor mastery of the spoken language)
    X двух слов связать не мог - X couldn't put (string) two words together
    X couldn't get out a coherent sentence X couldn't say anything (could say nothing) coherent (at all).
    ...(Чичиков) отправился тут же к председателю палаты, но председатель палаты так смутился, увидя его, что не мог связать двух слов... (Гоголь 3)....(Chichikov) set out immediately to see the Director of the Revenue Office. But the Director of the Revenue Office was thrown into such confusion at the sight of him that he could say nothing coherent at all. (3c).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > С-275

  • 2 двух слов связать не мочь

    ДВУХ СЛОВ СВЯЗАТЬ не мочь, не уметь и т. п. coll
    [VP; infin subj-compl with не мочь, не уметь (subj: human)]
    =====
    to be unable to speak or express one's thoughts coherently (because of nervousness, shock, embarrassment etc, or because of one's poor mastery of the spoken language):
    - X двух слов связать не мог X couldn't put (string) two words together;
    - X couldn't say anything (could say nothing) coherent (at all).
         ♦...[Чичиков] отправился тут же к председателю палаты, но председатель палаты так смутился, увидя его, что не мог связать двух слов... (Гоголь 3)....[Chichikov] set out immediately to see the Director of the Revenue Office. But the Director of the Revenue Office was thrown into such confusion at the sight of him that he could say nothing coherent at all. (3c).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > двух слов связать не мочь

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