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1 Ч-175
ХОТЬ БЫ ЧТО coll Invar predic)1. \Ч-175 (кому) disapprov (impers) s.o. is totally indifferent to sth.: X-y хоть бы что - X couldn't (could) care lessX doesn't give a hoot (a damn, a darn) X doesn't care a hang X doesn't care it means nothing (it doesn't mean a thing) to X.«Смотрю, у обочины под кустом сидит на мотоцикле товарищ Красивый Фуражкин, автоинспектор, газету читает, а мимо грузовики идут, хоть бы что» (Аксёнов 10). "I see at the side of the road, under a bush, sitting on his motor-bike-Comrade Smart-Hat, traffic-cop. He's reading a newspaper while lorries go by, he couldn't care less" (10a).(Ксения:) Отец-то крестный - болеет, а тебе хоть бы что... (Горький 2). (К.:) Here's your godfather lying sick, and you don't care a hang (2a).2. \Ч-175 кому or кто ( impers or, less often, with subj: human sth. (fatigue, physical or emotional stress, alcohol etc) has no impact on s.o., in no way reflects on s.o.: X-y хоть бы что = it doesn't affect (tell on) X at all (a bit)it has no effect on X itis nothing for X (in refer, to emotional stress) it doesn't ruffle X at all (a bit) (in refer, to doing sth. dangerous, difficult etc) (X does sth.) without turning a hair.Он может один выпить бутылку водки - и хоть бы что! Не can drink a whole bottle of vodka all by himself-and it doesn't affect him a bit.(Миронов:) Отчаянный, однако, у вас водитель, товарищ председатель. Гонит в самую пургу, хоть бы что! (Салынский 1). (М.:) You've got a fearless chauffeur, Comrade Chairman. She drives through a blizzard without turning a hair! (1a). -
2 хоть бы что
• ХОТЬ БЫ ЧТО coll[Invar; predic]=====1. хоть бы что (кому) disapprov [impers]⇒ s.o. is totally indifferent to sth.:- X doesn't give a hoot (a damn, a darn);- it means nothing (it doesn't mean a thing) to X.♦ "Смотрю, у обочины под кустом сидит на мотоцикле товарищ Красивый Фуражкин, автоинспектор, газету читает, а мимо грузовики идут, хоть бы что" (Аксёнов 10). "I see at the side of the road, under a bush, sitting on his motor-bike-Comrade Smart-Hat, traffic-cop. He's reading a newspaper while lorries go by, he couldn't care less" (10a).♦ [Ксения:] Отец-то крестный - болеет, а тебе хоть бы что... (Горький 2). [К.:] Here's your godfather lying sick, and you don't care a hang (2a).⇒ sth. (fatigue, physical or emotional stress, alcohol etc) has no impact on s.o., in no way reflects on s.o.:- [in refer, to emotional stress] it doesn't ruffle X at all (a bit);- [in refer, to doing sth. dangerous, difficult etc] (X does sth.) without turning a hair.♦ Он может один выпить бутылку водки - и хоть бы что! He can drink a whole bottle of vodka all by himself-and it doesn't affect him a bit.♦ [Миронов:] Отчаянный, однако, у вас водитель, товарищ председатель. Гонит в самую пургу, хоть бы что! (Салынский 1). [М.:] You've got a fearless chauffeur, Comrade Chairman. She drives through a blizzard without turning a hair! (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > хоть бы что
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3 плевать
плюнутьspit*; expectorate; (на вн.; перен.) разг. spit* (upon); not care a straw / bit (about); shrug off (d.)ему плевать на всё, он плюёт на всё — he doesn't care a straw, he doesn't give a damn about anything; he lets things go hang
я плевать хотел — I don't care (a fig / damn)
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не плюй в колодец: пригодится воды напиться посл. — don't foul the well, you may need its watersплевать в потолок — sit* twiddling one's thumbs
это ему раз плюнуть разг. — it's a piece of cake, или child's play, for him; it's a snap for him амер.
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4 плевать
несов. - плева́ть, сов. - плю́нуть1) ( извергать слюну) spit; expectorate2) разг. (на вн.; относиться с пренебрежением) spit (upon); not care a straw / bit (about); shrug off (d)ему́ плева́ть на всё [он плюёт на всё] — he doesn't care a straw [he doesn't give a damn about anything; he lets things go hang]
я плева́ть хоте́л — I don't care (a fig / damn)
••не плюй в коло́дец: пригоди́тся воды́ напи́ться посл. — don't foul the well, you may need its waters
плева́ть в потоло́к — ≈ sit twiddling one's thumbs
э́то ему́ раз плю́нуть разг. — it's a piece of cake [child's play] for him; he can do it hands down; it's a snap for him амер.
плю́нуть не́куда прост. — barely / scarcely room to move; not enough room to swing a cat
куда́ ни плюнь прост. — everywhere you look / turn
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5 до лампочки
( кому что)прост.one couldn't care less about smth.; one doesn't give a hang (a hoot in hell) for smth.; you can't put it in the bank Amer.- Мне лично эти кассеты до лампочки, - сказал он. - Что значит до лампочки? - строго сказал Лагунов. - Выбирайте выражения. (Д. Гранин, Иду на грозу) — 'Actually I couldn't care less about the drums,' he said. 'What do you mean - you couldn't care less?' Lagunov asked acidly. 'Try to be more explicit.'
- Ты в наши дела не суйся! - сказала мамка. - Мне ваши дела до лампочки... (Н. Дубов, Беглец) — 'Keep your nose out of our affairs!' Ma snapped at him. 'I don't give a hang for your affairs...'
Митька вдруг резко прикрыл гармонь: - Ладно... Не унывай, мальчики... А мне до лампочки... (В. Белов, Привычное дело) — Abruptly Mitka squeezed the accordion shut. 'O. K. Chins up, lads... And me, I don't give a hoot in hell.'
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6 плевать хотел
(кто на кого, на что)груб.-прост.one doesn't care a fig (a damn, a hang) for smb., smth.; one doesn't give a hang for smb., smth.; smb., smth. can go to hell for all one cares; one is ready to spit at smb., smth.- Только подумай! Фашисты стоят под городом, а мы вот сидим здесь, переговорили о всей нашей жизни, о всей нашей истории и вот поём песни - и плевать хотели на фашистов! - весело говорил Тихонов. (А. Фадеев, Ленинград в дни блокады) — 'Just think! The fascists are outside the city, and here we sit and talk about everything, about our whole life, the whole of our history, and we sing songs and have been ready to spit at the fascists,' Tikhonov said gaily.
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7 лампочка
ж.2) ( электрическая) light bulb3) ( на панелях приборов) (indicator) light; тех. тж. LED [light-emitting diode] indicatorавари́йные ла́мпочки — warning lights
••ему́
до ла́мпочки разг. — he doesn't care a damn, he couldn't care less; he doesn't give a hang / hoot [two hoots] for it -
8 ни жарко ни холодно
ни жарко (ни тепло) ни холодно ( кому), тж. ни холодно ни жарко ( кому)разг.it does not make one go hot or cold; one does not care a damn (a darn, a fig, a hang, a hoot, a pin, a rap, etc.); cf. it is not my (his, her, etc.) funeral- Мешает одно, мы с ним не на равных условиях: если я отношусь к нему с неприязнью, то ему на это наплевать, ему от этого ни холодно, ни жарко, а вот он отнёсся ко мне неприязненно, так мне от этого было и холодно и жарко, и ещё кое-что похуже... (М. Шолохов, Они сражались за Родину) — 'One thing gets in the way: we're not on equel terms. If I dislike him, he doesn't care a damn, it doesn't make him go hot or cold. But when he took a dislike to me, it made me go both hot and cold, and even worse...'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни жарко ни холодно
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9 хоть трава не расти
разг.one doesn't care a straw (a rap, a hang, etc.) about anything else; one snaps his fingers at everything else; the rest of the world can go hangДобротин.
Это как - по подряду? Мария. Как в старину купцы-подрядчики. Лишь бы подряд выполнить, а кругом - хоть трава не расти. (А. Салынский, Мария) — Dobrotin. By contract? What do you mean by that? Maria. Like the merchant contractors in the old days. As long as they fulfilled their contract, the rest of the world could go hang.Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > хоть трава не расти
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10 до фонаря
( кому что)прост.smb. couldn't care less about smth.; smb. doesn't care a curse (a damn, a darn, a fig, a hang, a rap) for smth.
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