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21 не мочь связать двух слов
не мочь (не уметь) связать двух слов, тж. реже: не мочь склеить двух словразг., неодобр., пренебр.be unable to put two words together; be unable to say two words in a row that make any sense; cf. you can't get any thing coherent out of him (her)"Непонятно!" - подумал про себя Чичиков и отправился тут же к председателю палаты, но председатель палаты так смутился, увидя его, что не мог связать двух слов, и наговорил такую дрянь, что даже им обоим сделалось совестно. (Н. Гоголь, Мёртвые души) — 'Can't understand it!' said Chichikov to himself and at once set out for the house of the Chairman of the Administrative Offices. But the Chairman was thrown into such confusion on seeing him that he could not say two words in a row that made any sense and talked such a heap of rubbish that actually both of them felt ashamed.
Купеческая дочка, доставшаяся князю, едва умела писать, не могла склеить двух слов, была дурна лицом и имела только одно важное достоинство: была добра и безответна. (Ф. Достоевский, Униженные и оскорблённые) — The contractor's daughter, who had fallen to the prince's lot, was scarcely able to write, could not put two words together, was ugly, and had only one great virtue: she was good-natured and submissive.
Прозвал он нашу Настю "агрономическим недоноском". Бывало твердит: - Тоже агрономша! Двух слов не свяжет. Тоже женщина! Причесаться не умеет. (Г. Николаева, Повесть о директоре МТС и главном агрономе) — He called our Nastya an 'agronomical miscarriage.' 'A fine agronomist she is!' he used to say. 'You can't get anything coherent out of her. A fine woman, too! Doesn't even know how to comb her hair.'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не мочь связать двух слов
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22 недорого возьмёт
< тоже> недорого возьмёт (возьмут)прост., неодобр.smb. is the sort of person who would balk at nothing; smb. can't be trusted- Товарищ Кожух, - дружески сказал начальник штаба, - сейчас напишу приказ, и колонна будет двинута на станцию вам в резерв... Кожух вышел к лошадям и в темноте тихо сказал адъютанту: - Останьтесь. Вместе с колонной дойдёте на станцию и тогда доложите мне. Тоже недорого возьмут и сбрехать. (А. Серафимович, Железный поток) — 'Comrade Kozhukh,' said the chief of staff in a friendly tone, 'I shall write out the orders at once, and the column will be moved to the station to act as reserves for you.'...Kozhukh went out to the horses and in the dark said to the aide in a low voice: 'Remain here. Go to the station with the column. Report to me from there. They are an unscrupulous lot and can't be trusted.'
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