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  • 121 Р-112

    HE МОЖЕТ БЫТЬ И РЕЧИ о чём (И) РЕЧИ БЫТЬ НЕ МОЖЕТ all coll VP impers pres or past if pres, usu. used to reject categorically some idea, suggestion, offer etc) sth. is so impossible that it is not even worth talking about, sth. is ruled out altogether: об X-e не может быть и речи = X is (entirely) out of the question there is (can be) no question of X (in limited contexts) I (he etc) won't even hear of X.
    О том, чтобы Мольера хоронить по церковному обряду, не могло быть и речи. Грешный комедиант умер без покаяния и не отрекшись от своей осуждаемой церковью профессии... (Булгаков 5). Burying Moliere with the appropriate Church rites was out of the question The sinful comedian died without a last confession and without repudiating his profession, which was condemned by the Church (5a).
    ...Если фамилия самого автора состоит в списке запрещенных к упоминанию, то о публикации его книги, какого бы содержания она ни была, не может быть и речи (Войнович 1)..Ifthe author himself is one of those whose names are on the forbidden list, the publication of his book, no matter what its contents, is entirely out of the question (1a).
    Вот ваша рукопись, - вдруг проговорил Васильев, насупив брови и протягивая ему папку. - Берите. Никакой речи не может быть о том, чтобы я был причастен к ее напечатанию» (Набоков 1). "Here's your manuscript," said Vasiliev suddenly, knitting his brows and handing him the folder "Take it. There can be no question of my being party to its publication" (1a).
    «Мой муж говорит, что вам нужна только хорошая квартира, ни о какой квартире Бажовой не может быть даже и речи...» (Войнович 3). "My husband says that you want only a really good apartment, that you won't even hear of Bazhova's apartment" (3a)

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  • 122 С-400

    HE СМЕТЬ ДОХНУТЬ coll (ДЫХНУТЬ substand) VP subj: human to be extremely afraid (of s.o.) or nervous (about sth.) and usu. not move (for fear of drawing s.o. 's attention to one, making sth. go wrong etc)
    X не смел дохнуть - X didn't dare (to) breathe
    X didn't dare (to) move a muscle.
    Новый учитель был так строг, что ученики при нем дохнуть не смели. The new teacher was so strict that the students didn't dare to move a muscle in his presence.

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  • 123 Т-193

    ХОТЬ ТРАВА HE РАСТИ (кому) coll (хоть + VPimpcr impers predic Invar fixed WO
    s.o. is completely indifferent (to sth.), does not care at all (about sth.): (X-y) хоть трава не расти = X couldn't (could) care less
    X doesn't care X doesn't give a damn (a hoot etc).
    «Любовь? Что это такое, ты хочешь спросить? А это только обозначение обязанностей. Да. Пошлое и... легкомысленное обозначение, которое позволяет человеку в любой момент отказаться от своих самых главных обязанностей: разлюбил, и конец, а там хоть трава не расти...»(Залыгин 1). "Love? You mean, what is it? It's only another name for duty. A tasteless and flippant name...which permits people to abandon their most impor- tant obligations whenever they feel like it, so that they can say: Л don't love her any more, and that's the end of it, and I don't care what happens now...'" (1a).

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  • 124 разыграть дурака

    • РАЗЫГРЫВАТЬ/РАЗЫГРАТЬ ДУРАКА (ДУРУ)
    [VP; subj: human]
    =====
    1. to pretend not to understand, know about sth., feign stupidity (in order to fool s.o.):
    - X дурака разыгрывает≈ X plays the fool;
    - X plays dumb.
         ♦ [Кречинский:]...Вы нарочно пришли дурака разыгрывать, что я вам не могу вдолбить в голову, что теперь, сию минуту, у меня денег нет и отдать их я не могу!.. (Сухово-Кобылин 2). [К.:]... Have you come here deliberately to play the fool? Can't I knock it into that thick skull of yours that now, this minute, I don't have any money and I can't pay you back! (2b).
    2. obs [pfv only]
    ⇒ to make a blunder, do sth. stupid:
    - X разыграл дурака≈ X made a fool (an ass) (out) of himself;
    - [in limited contexts] X put his foot in(to) his mouth.
         ♦ [Войницкий:] Разыграть такого дурака: стрелять два раза и ни разу не попасть! (Чехов 3). [V.:] Tb have made such a fool of myself: fired twice and missed him! (3b).

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  • 125 разыграть дуру

    • РАЗЫГРЫВАТЬ/РАЗЫГРАТЬ ДУРАКА (ДУРУ)
    [VP; subj: human]
    =====
    1. to pretend not to understand, know about sth., feign stupidity (in order to fool s.o.):
    - X дурака разыгрывает≈ X plays the fool;
    - X plays dumb.
         ♦ [Кречинский:]...Вы нарочно пришли дурака разыгрывать, что я вам не могу вдолбить в голову, что теперь, сию минуту, у меня денег нет и отдать их я не могу!.. (Сухово-Кобылин 2). [К.:]... Have you come here deliberately to play the fool? Can't I knock it into that thick skull of yours that now, this minute, I don't have any money and I can't pay you back! (2b).
    2. obs [pfv only]
    ⇒ to make a blunder, do sth. stupid:
    - X разыграл дурака≈ X made a fool (an ass) (out) of himself;
    - [in limited contexts] X put his foot in(to) his mouth.
         ♦ [Войницкий:] Разыграть такого дурака: стрелять два раза и ни разу не попасть! (Чехов 3). [V.:] Tb have made such a fool of myself: fired twice and missed him! (3b).

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  • 126 разыгрывать дурака

    • РАЗЫГРЫВАТЬ/РАЗЫГРАТЬ ДУРАКА (ДУРУ)
    [VP; subj: human]
    =====
    1. to pretend not to understand, know about sth., feign stupidity (in order to fool s.o.):
    - X дурака разыгрывает≈ X plays the fool;
    - X plays dumb.
         ♦ [Кречинский:]...Вы нарочно пришли дурака разыгрывать, что я вам не могу вдолбить в голову, что теперь, сию минуту, у меня денег нет и отдать их я не могу!.. (Сухово-Кобылин 2). [К.:]... Have you come here deliberately to play the fool? Can't I knock it into that thick skull of yours that now, this minute, I don't have any money and I can't pay you back! (2b).
    2. obs [pfv only]
    ⇒ to make a blunder, do sth. stupid:
    - X разыграл дурака≈ X made a fool (an ass) (out) of himself;
    - [in limited contexts] X put his foot in(to) his mouth.
         ♦ [Войницкий:] Разыграть такого дурака: стрелять два раза и ни разу не попасть! (Чехов 3). [V.:] Tb have made such a fool of myself: fired twice and missed him! (3b).

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  • 127 разыгрывать дуру

    • РАЗЫГРЫВАТЬ/РАЗЫГРАТЬ ДУРАКА (ДУРУ)
    [VP; subj: human]
    =====
    1. to pretend not to understand, know about sth., feign stupidity (in order to fool s.o.):
    - X дурака разыгрывает≈ X plays the fool;
    - X plays dumb.
         ♦ [Кречинский:]...Вы нарочно пришли дурака разыгрывать, что я вам не могу вдолбить в голову, что теперь, сию минуту, у меня денег нет и отдать их я не могу!.. (Сухово-Кобылин 2). [К.:]... Have you come here deliberately to play the fool? Can't I knock it into that thick skull of yours that now, this minute, I don't have any money and I can't pay you back! (2b).
    2. obs [pfv only]
    ⇒ to make a blunder, do sth. stupid:
    - X разыграл дурака≈ X made a fool (an ass) (out) of himself;
    - [in limited contexts] X put his foot in(to) his mouth.
         ♦ [Войницкий:] Разыграть такого дурака: стрелять два раза и ни разу не попасть! (Чехов 3). [V.:] Tb have made such a fool of myself: fired twice and missed him! (3b).

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  • 128 валаамова ослица

    [NP (sing only) or VPsubj (usu. indep. clause)]
    =====
    ⇒ a meek, quiet person who unexpectedly begins to protest sth. or express his opinion about sth.:
    - Balaam's ass (has begun to speak).
         ♦ "Ну, теперь тебе удовольствие будет, и именно на твою тему. Насмеёшься. У нас валаамова ослица заговорила, да как говорит-то, как говорит!" Валаамовою ослицей оказался лакей Смердяков (Достоевский 1). "Well, now you're going to have some fun, and precisely in your line. You'll laugh your head off. Balaam's ass, here, has started to talk, and what a talker, what a talker!" Balaam's ass turned out to be the lackey Smerdyakov (1a).
    —————
    ← From the Bible (Num. 22:27-28).

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