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1 комар носа не подточит
разг.there's not a weak spot anywhere; it's all done (fixed up) to a "T"; it is tip-top; < it is> neat and slick; you can't pick a hole in it; < even> a bloodhound couldn't sniff it outЖенские отрицательные типы, где Тургенев слегка карикатурит (Кукшина) или шутит (описание балов), нарисованы замечательно и удались ему до такой степени, что, как говорится, комар носа не подточит. (А. Чехов, Письмо А. С. Суворину, 24 февраля 1893) — The negative types of women where Turgenev is slightly caricaturing (Kukshina) or jesting (the descriptions of balls) are wonderfully drawn, and so successful, that, as the saying is, you can't pick a hole in it.
Забелина.
А ордер вам дали? Председатель. Не сомневайтесь. Всё чисто и правильно... Комар носу не подточит! (Н. Погодин, Кремлёвские куранты) — Zabelina: Was there a warrant? Chairman: Of course there was. All signed and stamped. Every comma in place!- Всё будет в аккурате, Федя. Выдолблю [тайник] так, что комар носу не подточит. А поставлю его в сараюшке, в уголок. (Г. Марков, Сибирь) — 'It'll be tip-top, Fedya, don't worry. I'll hide it in the wood shed.'
Они ходко дочесали подлеском до переднего края, выждали момент, когда прогорела ракета, и поползли по-пластунски по стерне к низине. Комар носа не подточит! (О. Смирнов, Гладышев из разведроты) — They had quickly slipped through the undergrowth to the forward area, waited for the moment when a flare faded out and crawled through the stubble to the low-lying area. Neat and slick!
- Доказательства у тебя нет. Это факт. А Ярчук сейчас всё подчистит, комар носа не подточит. (В. Аксёнов, Коллеги) — 'You've got no proof and you can be sure he'll cover his traces so thoroughly that even a bloodhound couldn't sniff him out.'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > комар носа не подточит
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2 комар носа не подточит
1) General subject: there is not a weak spot anywhere, you can't fault it2) Set phrase: a it will go without a hitch (used to mean: everything will be all right: no one will ever find anything wrong with it, it will be above suspicion), it will be done right to a T, it will be shipshape, it will be up to the mark, nobody will smell a rat, not a thing can be said against itУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > комар носа не подточит
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3 нож не просунешь
прост.nothing to get a grip on; nothing to pick at; there's not a weak spot anywhereГлухая стена объективных обстоятельств - нож не просунешь. (В. Черняк, Час пробил) — A solid wall of objective circumstances and nothing to get a grip on.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > нож не просунешь
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4 пальца не подсунешь
прост.lit. you can't get in a finger; there's not a weak spot anywhere; you can't find fault with itБольшов.
Он у меня парень-то дельный, ему только мигни, он и понимает. А уж сделает-то что, так пальца не подсунешь. (А. Островский, Свои люди - сочтёмся) — Bolshov. He's a capable lad: only wink at him, and he understands. And he'll do the business up so tight that you can't get in a finger.Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > пальца не подсунешь
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