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• ПРОЩЕ ПРОСТОГО coll[AdjP; Invar; subj-compl with copula (subj: usu infin or это); fixed WO]=====⇒ doing sth. is very easy, very simple:- это < сделать X> - - it's as easy as pie (to do X);- it's < doing X is> as easy as one, two, three (as can be);- it's (doing X is) the easiest (simplest) thing in the world (on earth).♦ "Дураку понятно, Сивого засудить проще простого:...у [ его] мамаши сумку потерпевшей изъяли..." (Черненок 2). "Even a fool can see that it's as easy as pie to put Vasya Sivy away:. the victims purse was found at his mother's " (2a)♦ "Ну, с талантами, знаете ли, расправляться проще простого" (Войнович 4). "But, you know, nothing could be simpler than making short work of talented people" (4a)♦...Она не посмела отпроситься у брата. В другое бы время проще простого: сбегаю на часик в клуб, ладно? А сегодня язык не поворачивается (Абрамов I)....She could not get up the courage to ask her brothers permission At any other time it would be the simplest thing in the world I'm going over to the club for an hour, okay? But today she could not work up the nerve (1a)♦ Была для Митьки несложна и пряма жизнь... Голоден - можно и должно украсть...; износились сапоги - проще простого разуть пленного немца... (Шолохов 3). For Mitka life was straight and uncomplicated.If he was hungry, he could and should steal...; if his boots were worn out, the simplest thing on earth was to take a pair off a German prisoner. (3a)Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > проще простого
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doing — early 13c., verbal noun from DO (Cf. do). From c.1600 1800 it also was a euphemism for copulation … Etymology dictionary
doing — [n] achievement accomplishing, accomplishment, achieving, act, action, carrying out, deed, execution, exploit, handiwork, implementation, performance, performing, thing; concept 706 … New thesaurus
doing — [do͞o′iŋ] n. 1. something done 2. [pl.] a) actions, events, etc. b) Dial. social activities or a social event … English World dictionary
doing — /ˈduɪŋ/ (say doohing) verb 1. present participle of do1. –noun 2. action; performance; execution: it s all in the doing. 3. Colloquial a scolding; a beating. –phrase 4. be doing, to take place (mainly of something interesting or in need of… …
doing — do|ing [ˈdu:ıŋ] n 1.) be sb s (own) doing if something bad is someone s doing, they did or caused it ▪ If you fall into this trap, it will be all your own doing. 2.) take some doing informal to be hard work ▪ We had to be on the parade ground for … Dictionary of contemporary English
doing — noun 1 be sb s doing if something bad is someone s doing, they did it: This mess is all your doing. 2 take some doing to be hard work: Sorting this lot out is going to take some doing. 3 doings BrE a) (plural) things that someone does b) (C)… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
doing — do|ing [ duıŋ ] noun be someone s doing to be someone s fault: We re very late, and it s all your doing. take some doing used for saying that something will be very difficult to do: It will take some doing to finish this before five o clock … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
