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В ПОДМЁТКИ HE ГОДИТСЯ (HE СТАНЕТ obs) кому-чему coll, rather derog VP subj: human, abstr, or concr pres or past only (1st var.) fut only (2nd var.)) (used when contrasting two people, things etc either on a general basis or with regard to a specific quality) one person or thing is so much worse than the other that they cannot even be comparedX Y-y в подметки не годится - X cannot hold a candle to YX doesn't come close to Y person X isn't fit to tie person Y4s shoelaces (bootlaces) person X isn't fit to shine person Y4s shoes (in limited contexts) person Y has more NP in his little finger than person X has in his whole body (there's) absolutely no comparison.Конечно, есть люди, может быть, красивее Сони, у них длинные косы, голубые глаза, какие-нибудь особенные ресницы, но всё это ерунда. Потому что они Соне в подметки не годятся (Трифонов 2). Naturally there are girls who are maybe prettier than Sonya, who have long braids, blue eyes and long eyelashes, but none of that matters. Because not one of them can hold a candle to Sonya (2a).(Бобчинский:) А я так думаю, что генерал-то ему (Хлестакову) в подметки не станет! (Гоголь 4). (В.:) And I, sir, think a general isn't fit to tie his (Khlestakov's) bootlaces! (4c).Эх, Любка, ты ведь и не знаешь, что я к тебе завтра утром приеду. Розка - зараза, в подметки не годится. Маникюр сделала и думает, что царица» (Семенов 1). "Ah, Lyubka, you don't even know that I'm coming to see you tomorrow morning. Rosa's a bitch —absolutely no comparison Had a manicure and thinks the world of herself" (1a). -
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• В ПОДМЕТКИ НЕ ГОДИТСЯ (НЕ СТАНЕТ obs) кому-чему coll, rather derog[VP; subj: human, abstr, or concr; pres or past only (1st var.; fut only (2nd var.)]=====⇒ (used when contrasting two people, things etc either on a general basis or with regard to a specific quality) one person or thing is so much worse than the other that they cannot even be compared:- [in limited contexts] person Y has more [NP] in his little finger than person X has in his whole body;- (there's) absolutely no comparison.♦ Конечно, есть люди, может быть, красивее Сони, у них длинные косы, голубые глаза, какие-нибудь особенные ресницы, но всё это ерунда. Потому что они Соне в подметки не годятся (Трифонов 2). Naturally there are girls who are maybe prettier than Sonya, who have long braids, blue eyes and long eyelashes, but none of that matters. Because not one of them can hold a candle to Sonya (2a).♦ [Бобчинский:] А я так думаю, что генерал-то ему [Хлестакову] в подметки не станет! (Гоголь 4). [В.:] And I, sir, think a general isn't fit to tie his [Khlestakov's] bootlaces! (4c).♦ "Эх, Любка, ты ведь и не знаешь, что я к тебе завтра утром приеду. Розка - зараза, в подметки не годится. Маникюр сделала и думает, что царица" (Семенов 1). "Ah, Lyubka, you don't even know that I'm coming to see you tomorrow morning. Rosa's a bitch - absolutely no comparison Had a manicure and thinks the world of herself" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > в подметки не годится
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3 в подметки не станет
• В ПОДМЕТКИ НЕ ГОДИТСЯ( НЕ СТАНЕТ obs) кому-чему coll, rather derog[VP; subj: human, abstr, or concr; pres or past only (1st var.; fut only (2nd var.)]=====⇒ (used when contrasting two people, things etc either on a general basis or with regard to a specific quality) one person or thing is so much worse than the other that they cannot even be compared:- [in limited contexts] person Y has more [NP] in his little finger than person X has in his whole body;- (there's) absolutely no comparison.♦ Конечно, есть люди, может быть, красивее Сони, у них длинные косы, голубые глаза, какие-нибудь особенные ресницы, но всё это ерунда. Потому что они Соне в подметки не годятся (Трифонов 2). Naturally there are girls who are maybe prettier than Sonya, who have long braids, blue eyes and long eyelashes, but none of that matters. Because not one of them can hold a candle to Sonya (2a).♦ [Бобчинский:] А я так думаю, что генерал-то ему [Хлестакову] в подметки не станет! (Гоголь 4). [В.:] And I, sir, think a general isn't fit to tie his [Khlestakov's] bootlaces! (4c).♦ "Эх, Любка, ты ведь и не знаешь, что я к тебе завтра утром приеду. Розка - зараза, в подметки не годится. Маникюр сделала и думает, что царица" (Семенов 1). "Ah, Lyubka, you don't even know that I'm coming to see you tomorrow morning. Rosa's a bitch - absolutely no comparison Had a manicure and thinks the world of herself" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > в подметки не станет
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