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1 гроша ломаного не стоит
1) General subject: dead duck, it is not worth a farthing, it's not worth a (brass) farthing, not worth a bean, not worth a doit, not worth a tinker's damn, not worth a plugged nickel, not to be worth a red cent, not to be worth a damn, worth virtually zilch2) American: not worth a continental3) British English: not worth a brass farthing4) American English: not worth a plugged quarter, not worth a plugged dime5) Makarov: it isn't worth a rap, it's not worth a farthing, not worth a button, not worth a curse, not worth a damn, not worth a darn, not worth a dump, not worth a fig, not worth a groat, not worth a hang, not worth a pin, not worth a plack, not worth a red cent, not worth a snap, not worth a straw, not worth a whoop, not worth an old song, not worth shucksУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > гроша ломаного не стоит
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2 ни к чёрту
ни к чёрту < не годится>прост., неодобр.no good at all; lousy; not worth a pin; not an atom of good; not worth a curse (a damn, a darn); not worth shucks Amer.- Плохой из меня конспиратор? - Ни к чёрту! Нервный ты очень. (М. Шолохов, Они сражались за Родину) — 'Not much good at underground work, am I?' 'No good at all! You're too nervy.'
- Я вот почти на десять годов его моложе, а здоровье ни к чёрту. Поизносились на войне. (В. Ерёменко, Слепой дождь) — 'I'm almost ten years younger than him, but my health is lousy. We all got worn out during the war.'
- Мой сын не щадил себя, вёл рассеянный образ жизни. У него лабильная психика, легко ранимая натура, он излишне возбудим, и нервы у него ни к чёрту. (В. Черняк, Час пробил) — 'My son did not spare himself, he led a dissipated life. He's easily hurt, a little unstable mentally, excitable, and his nerves are pretty shot.'
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3 в грош не ставить
<ни> в < медный> грош не ставить (кого, что)разг.not care a brass farthing (button, pin, fig, straw) for smb., smth.; not give a damn (curse, darn, hoot) for smb., smth.; think that smb., smth. is not worth a groat; make no account of smb., smth.- Рады вы меня видеть или не рады, для меня решительно всё равно, так как милостивое внимание ко мне господ мужчин я не ставлю ни в грош. (А. Чехов, Три года) — 'Whether you are glad to see me or not is absolutely nothing to me, for I don't care a straw for the gracious attentions of you lords of creation.'
- Ребята, нашего Михаилу циркач в грош не ставит! Не давай в обиду товарища! (Ф. Гладков, Мятежная юность) — 'Listen, fellows, that circus wrestler doesn't think our Mikhailo's worth a groat. Don't let him insult your comrade.'
Лицо Катерины омрачилось. - А меня вот сынок ни в грош не ставит. Только слава, что под одной крышей ночуем. (А. Мусатов, Стожары) — Katerina's face clouded. 'My son doesn't care a pin for me. We sleep under the same roof, and that's about all.'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > в грош не ставить
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