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1 шаром покати
bare as a bone, (as bare as a bone), (as) bare as the palm of one's hand, bare as the back of one's hand -
2 шаром покати
< хоть> шаром покатиразг.as bare as the palm of one's hand; perfectly empty; as empty as a drum; quite clean; bare as a bone; the place is full of sweet nothing; there is not a crumb of anything here- Ты не поверишь, - говорил он брату, - какое для меня наслажденье эта хохлацкая лень. Ни одной мысли в голове, хоть шаром покати. (Л. Толстой, Анна Каренина) — 'You wouldn't believe,' he would say to his brother, 'what a pleasure this rural laziness is to me. Not an idea in one's brain, as empty as a drum!'
- Мать через порог навстречу ног не перенесёт, распухли они у неё брёвнами от голодухи. В хате шаром покати. Мышей и тех унесло! (П. Проскурин, Судьба) — 'I saw mother, who could not even step over the threshold towards me, she was so starved that her legs were swollen and looked like two logs. There was nothing, not a crumb of anything in the house. Not even mice!'
- Так вот, если они договорились, пусть они вам и выдают... А то они шибко скорые: Морозов, выдай, Морозов, отпусти... А у Морозова на складе - шаром покати. (В. Шукшин, Шире шаг, маэстро!) — 'Well, if they arranged it, let them give it to ye... It's all very well for everyone to say 'Give it to him, Morozov,' 'Hand it over, Morozov.' But Morozov's storeroom was full of sweet nothing...'
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3 хоть шаром покати
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4 хоть шаром покати
[khot' sharom pokati]
You could even roll a ball through it.
There's nothing there; it's completely empty.
Cf. Bare as a bone; as bare as the palm of one's hand. Русские фразеологизмы в картинках (русско-английский словарь) > хоть шаром покати
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5 совершенно пустой
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6 как на ладони
как на ладони (ладошке, ладонке)разг.1) (очень ясно, отчётливо (видеть, быть видимым)) clearly (completely) visible; in plain sight; a clear view; plain to see; spread before the eyes; lit. like the palm of one's handТихо, раздельными неслышными шагами подошёл он к окну и поднялся на цыпочки. Вся спаленка Фёдора Павловича предстала пред ним как на ладони. (Ф. Достоевский, Братья Карамазовы) — Softly and noiselessly, step by step, he approached the window, and raised himself on tiptoe. All Fyodor Pavlovich's bedroom lay open before him.
- Приказал снять с позиции пулемёт. Сейчас полезем туда втроём. Прямо из окошка будем бить. Оттуда всё видно, как на ладони. (К. Симонов, Дни и ночи) — 'I had this machine-gun taken away from its position. The three of us are going to crawl up there with it. We'll fire at them from the window. From there you can see everything like the palm of your hand.'
Обзор был отличный, сверху вниз, направо и налево, и ни деревца, ни кустика - всё, как на ладони. (О. Смирнов, Гладышев из разведроты) — It was an excellent position for observation, they could see the road below for quite a distance in both directions with no bushes or trees to get in the way - a clear view.
2) (открытый, ясный, вполне доступный для понимания) as plain as can be; a full (clear) picture of smth.; laid bare; as clear as daylight; you can size up the man at a glance; he (she) is an open book (of smb.)- Насквозь тебя понимаю, голубчик! все твои планы - прожекты, как на ладони, вижу! (М. Салтыков-Щедрин, Господа Головлёвы) — 'I see right through you, my dear! I see all your plans and designs as plain as can be.'
Мы здесь - в бою, человека нам видно, как на ладони. Два-три раза сходил с товарищем в атаку и уже знаешь, как ему дорога родина и готов ли он жизнь отдать за неё. (В. Овечкин, С фронтовым приветом) — We here at the battle-front can size up a man at a glance. You don't have to know a man long - go into battle with him two or three times and you'll soon find out whether he holds his country dear and is prepared to give his life for it or not.
- Вот как сразу, - сказал Платонов... - Либо всё как на ладони, либо "непознаваемое"? А может быть, просто такие сложные системы, которые не поддаются ключу от висячего амбарного замка? (Ф. Кнорре, Шорох сухих листьев) — 'From one extreme to the other,' said Platonov... 'Either everything laid bare, or 'unknowable'. But perhaps there may be systems a bit too complex to be opened by some key from a barndoor padlock?'
- А с инструментами, и не с такими, я умею обращаться. Впрочем, здесь и подсказывать ничего не нужно. Всё как на ладони. (С. Сартаков, Лист Мёбиуса) — 'I know how to use a tool kit. Actually, I don't think you'll need to explain anything. It's all as clear as daylight.'
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