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КРУТИТЬ НОСОМ highly coll VP subj: human носом remains sing even when used with pl subj) to express dissatisfaction, disdain, reject sth. (sometimes in a capricious manner)X крутит носом - X is too picky (finicky etc)X turns up his nose (at sth.) ( usu. of children) X is (gets) fussy.Я без работы уже год, и в моём положении крутить носом не приходится — нужно браться за любую работу. I've been out of work for a year already, and in my situation you can't be too picky -you've got to take any job you can find.В ее возрасте пора перестать крутить носом при выборе жениха, чтобы не остаться старой девой. At her age, it's time to stop turning up her nose at every available man, or else she'll end up an old maid -
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• КРУТИТЬ НОСОМ highly coll[VP; subj: human; носом remains sing even when used with pl subj]=====⇒ to express dissatisfaction, disdain, reject sth. (sometimes in a capricious manner):- X turns up his nose (at sth.);- [usu. of children] X is (gets) fussy.♦ Я без работы уже год, и в моём положении крутить носом не приходится - нужно браться за любую работу. I've been out of work for a year already, and in my situation you can't be too picky - you've got to take any job you can find.♦ В ее возрасте пора перестать крутить носом при выборе жениха, чтобы не остаться старой девой. At her age, it's time to stop turning up her nose at every available man, or else she'll end up an old maid.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > крутить носом
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1) General subject: choiceful, dainteth (в чем-л.), daintith (в чем-л.), dainty, dainty (в чем-л.), fastidious, finical, finicking, nice, particular, queasy, select, squeamish, tickle, chary, too exacting, whimsical, finicky, fussy, discerning, monkey mind2) Colloquial: choosey, choosy, pernickety, persnickety, picksome, scrumptious, critical3) Makarov: niggardly of appreciation4) USA: meticulous, picky
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