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X doesn't know whether he's coming or going

  • 1 У-79

    УМ ЗА РАЗУМ ЗАХОДИТ/ЗАШЁЛ у кого coll VP subj. fixed WO with the verb movable) s.o. is confused, his thoughts are jumbled, he cannot think coherently (often as a result of pondering some topic for a long time, trying to solve a difficult problem, or being overwhelmed with complex matters): у X-a ум за разум заходит - X can't think straight (clearly) X's mind is reeling (going (a)round in circles) X doesn't know whether he's coming or going (in limited contexts) (some problem etc) is too much for X's (poor) brain.
    "...Так, например, один горожанин, как мне рассказывали, получив трехкомнатную квартиру... без всякого пятого измерения и прочих вещей, от которых ум заходит за разум, мгновенно превратил ее в четырехкомнатную, разделив одну из комнат пополам перегородкой» (Булгаков 9). "I heard of one man, for example, who received a three-room apartment and immediately turned the three into four without any fifth dimension or any other things that make your mind reel, simply by dividing one room with a partition" (9a).
    ...Часто, начиная думать о самой простой вещи, я впадал в безвыходный круг анализа своих мыслей, я не думал уже о вопросе, занимавшем меня, а думал о том, о чем я думал... Ум за разум заходил... (Толстой 2)....Frequently, when starting to think of the simplest thing, I entered a vicious circle of mental self-analysis, so that I no longer thought of the original question, but thought only of what I was thinking about...My mind went round in circles (2b).
    ...Они (Дмитрий Прокофьич) еще не знают, кто такая Марфа Петровна». - «Ах, не знаете? А я думала, вам все уж известно. Вы мне простите, Дмитрий Прокофьич, у меня в эти дни просто ум за разум заходит» (Достоевский 3). "Не (Dmitri Prokofich) doesn't know who Marfa Petrovna is yet " "Oh dear, you don't know? And I thought you knew everything already. Please forgive me, Dmitri Prokofich, these days I simply don't know whether I'm coming or going" (3a).
    «Фу! перемешал! - хлопнул себя по лбу Порфирий. - Черт возьми, у меня с этим делом ум за разум заходит!» (Достоевский 3). "Damn! I've got confused!" Porfiry said, clapping his hand to his forehead. "The devil take it, this case is too much for my poor brain!" (3d).

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  • 2 ум за разум заходит

    • УМ ЗА РАЗУМ ЗАХОДИТ/ЗАШЕЛ у кого coll
    [VPsubj, fixed WO with the verb movable]
    =====
    ⇒ s.o. is confused, his thoughts are jumbled, he cannot think coherently (often as a result of pondering some topic for a long time, trying to solve a difficult problem, or being overwhelmed with complex matters):
    - у X-a ум за разум заходит≈ X can't think straight (clearly);
    - [in limited contexts](some problem etc) is too much for X's (poor) brain.
         ♦ "...Так, например, один горожанин, как мне рассказывали, получив трехкомнатную квартиру... без всякого пятого измерения и прочих вещей, от которых ум заходит за разум, мгновенно превратил ее в четырехкомнатную, разделив одну из комнат пополам перегородкой" (Булгаков 9). "I heard of one man, for example, who received a three-room apartment and immediately turned the three into four without any fifth dimension or any other things that make your mind reel, simply by dividing one room with a partition" (9a).
         ♦...Часто, начиная думать о самой простой вещи, я впадал в безвыходный круг анализа своих мыслей, я не думал уже о вопросе, занимавшем меня, а думал о том, о чем я думал... Ум за разум заходил... (Толстой 2)....Frequently, when starting to think of the simplest thing, I entered a vicious circle of mental self-analysis, so that I no longer thought of the original question, but thought only of what I was thinking about...My mind went round in circles (2b).
         ♦ "...Они [Дмитрий Прокофьич] еще не знают, кто такая Марфа Петровна". - "Ах, не знаете? А я думала, вам все уж известно. Вы мне простите, Дмитрий Прокофьич, у меня в эти дни просто ум за разум заходит" (Достоевский 3). " Не [Dmitri Prokofich] doesn't know who Marfa Petrovna is yet " "Oh dear, you don't know? And I thought you knew everything already. Please forgive me, Dmitri Prokofich, these days I simply don't know whether I'm coming or going" (3a).
         ♦ " Фу! перемешал! - хлопнул себя по лбу Порфирий. - Черт возьми, у меня с этим делом ум за разум заходит!" (Достоевский 3). "Damn! I've got confused!" Porfiry said, clapping his hand to his forehead. "The devil take it, this case is too much for my poor brain!" (3d).

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  • 3 ум за разум зашел

    • УМ ЗА РАЗУМ ЗАХОДИТ/ЗАШЕЛ у кого coll
    [VPsubj, fixed WO with the verb movable]
    =====
    ⇒ s.o. is confused, his thoughts are jumbled, he cannot think coherently (often as a result of pondering some topic for a long time, trying to solve a difficult problem, or being overwhelmed with complex matters):
    - [in limited contexts](some problem etc) is too much for X's (poor) brain.
         ♦ "...Так, например, один горожанин, как мне рассказывали, получив трехкомнатную квартиру... без всякого пятого измерения и прочих вещей, от которых ум заходит за разум, мгновенно превратил ее в четырехкомнатную, разделив одну из комнат пополам перегородкой" (Булгаков 9). "I heard of one man, for example, who received a three-room apartment and immediately turned the three into four without any fifth dimension or any other things that make your mind reel, simply by dividing one room with a partition" (9a).
         ♦...Часто, начиная думать о самой простой вещи, я впадал в безвыходный круг анализа своих мыслей, я не думал уже о вопросе, занимавшем меня, а думал о том, о чем я думал... Ум за разум заходил... (Толстой 2)....Frequently, when starting to think of the simplest thing, I entered a vicious circle of mental self-analysis, so that I no longer thought of the original question, but thought only of what I was thinking about...My mind went round in circles (2b).
         ♦ "...Они [Дмитрий Прокофьич] еще не знают, кто такая Марфа Петровна". - "Ах, не знаете? А я думала, вам все уж известно. Вы мне простите, Дмитрий Прокофьич, у меня в эти дни просто ум за разум заходит" (Достоевский 3). " Не [Dmitri Prokofich] doesn't know who Marfa Petrovna is yet " "Oh dear, you don't know? And I thought you knew everything already. Please forgive me, Dmitri Prokofich, these days I simply don't know whether I'm coming or going" (3a).
         ♦ " Фу! перемешал! - хлопнул себя по лбу Порфирий. - Черт возьми, у меня с этим делом ум за разум заходит!" (Достоевский 3). "Damn! I've got confused!" Porfiry said, clapping his hand to his forehead. "The devil take it, this case is too much for my poor brain!" (3d).

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  • 4 С-72

    HE ЗНАТЬ, НА КАКОМ СВЕТЕ coll VP subj: human fixed WO
    to be in a state of confusion, be unable to think clearly because of having too much work to do, too many cares etc: X не знает, на каком он свете - X doesn't know if he is coming or going
    X doesn't know which end is up (anymore) X doesn't know whether he is (standing) on his head or on his heels.

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  • 5 не знать, на каком свете

    • НЕ ЗНАТЬ, НА КАКОМ СВЕТЕ coll
    [VP; subj: human; fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ to be in a state of confusion, be unable to think clearly because of having too much work to do, too many cares etc:
    - X не знает, на каком он свете ≈ X doesn't know if he is coming or going;
    - X doesn't know whether he is (standing) on his head or on his heels.

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