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any [ˈenɪ]1. adjectivea.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► The construction not... any is generally translated in French by pas... de.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━b. (in questions and "if" clauses) have you got any butter? avez-vous du beurre ?• did they find any survivors? ont-ils trouvé des survivants ?• are there any others? y en a-t-il d'autres ?• is there any risk? y a-t-il un risque ?c. ( = no matter which) n'importe quel ; ( = each and every) tout• you can come at any hour of the day or night vous pouvez venir à toute heure du jour ou de la nuit2. pronouna. (with negative) she has two brothers but I haven't got any elle a deux frères mais moi je n'en ai pas• a lot of people booked but hardly any came beaucoup de gens avaient réservé, mais presque personne n'est venub. (in questions and "if" clauses) have you got any? en avez-vous ?• few, if any, will come il viendra peu de gens, si tant est qu'il en viennec. ( = no matter which one) any of those books will do n'importe lequel de ces livres fera l'affaire3. adverba. ► any + comparative• are you feeling any better? vous sentez-vous un peu mieux ?• if it had been any colder we'd have frozen to death si la température avait encore baissé, nous serions morts de froid• do you want any more soup? voulez-vous encore de la soupe ?• I couldn't do that any more than I could fly je ne serais pas plus capable de faire cela que de volerb. ► not any + comparative* * *Note: When any is used as a determiner in negative sentences it is not usually translated in French: we don't have any money = nous n'avons pas d'argentWhen any is used as a determiner in questions it is translated by du, de l', de la or des according to the gender and number of the noun that follows: is there any soap? = y a-t-il du savon?; is there any flour? = y a-t-il de la farine?; are there any questions? = est-ce qu'il y a des questions?When any is used as a pronoun in negative sentences and in questions it is translated by en: we don't have any = nous n'en avons pas; have you got any? = est-ce que vous en avez?For adverbial uses such as any more, any longer, any better etc see III below['enɪ] 1.1) (with negative, implied negative)2) (in questions, conditional sentences)3) ( no matter which) n'importe quel/quelle, toutany complaints should be addressed to Mr Cook — pour toute réclamation adressez-vous à M. Cook
I do not wish to restrict your freedom in any way — je n'ai pas l'intention d'entraver votre liberté de quelque façon que ce soit
2.if you should want to discuss this at any time — si à un moment ou à un autre vous souhaitez discuter de cela
1) (with negative, implied negative)she doesn't like any of them — ( people) elle n'aime aucun d'entre eux/elles; ( things) elle n'en aime aucun/-e
2) (in questions, conditional sentences)I'd like some tea, if you have any — je voudrais du thé, si vous en avez
have any of you got a car? — est-ce que l'un/-e d'entre vous a une voiture?
3) ( no matter which) n'importe lequel/laquelle‘which colour would you like?’ - ‘any’ — ‘quelle couleur veux-tu?’ - ‘n'importe laquelle’
3.any of them could do it — n'importe qui d'entre eux/elles pourrait le faire
1) ( with comparatives)he doesn't live here any more ou longer — il n'habite plus ici
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not1) ((often abbreviated to n't) a word used for denying, forbidding, refusing, or expressing the opposite of something: I did not see him; I didn't see him; He isn't here; Isn't he coming?; They told me not to go; Not a single person came to the party; We're going to London, not Paris; That's not true!) no2) (used with certain verbs such as hope, seem, believe, expect and also with be afraid: `Have you got much money?' `I'm afraid not'; `Is he going to fail his exam?' `I hope not'.) no•not adv notr[nɒt] (La forma contracta es n't: isn't, aren't, doesn't)1 no■ I hope/suppose not espero/supongo que no■ are you coming or not? ¿vienes o no?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnot likely! ¡ni hablar!not that... no es que...■ where is he?, not that I mind, of course ¿dónde está?, no es que me importe, claro estánot to say... por no decir...not ['nɑt] advshe is not tired: no está cansadanot to say something would be wrong: no decir nada sería injustoare we going or not?: ¿vamos a ir o no?of course not!: ¡claro que no!adv.• nada adv.• no adv.nɑːt, nɒta) nonot to worry — (BrE) no importa
a not inconsiderable sum of money — (frml) una suma de dinero bastante considerable
oh, no, not you again! — Dios mío! ¿tú otra vez?
that's mine - it is not! — eso es mío - no, señor!
b)I'm going to London, not that it's any business of yours — voy a Londres, no es que a ti te importe, pero...
c) ( emphatic) nid) ( replacing clause)I should think not! — claro que no!; faltaría más!
of course not! — por supuesto or claro que no!
are you going to help me or not? — ¿me vas a ayudar o no?
[nɒt]ADV1) (with vb)The word not is often contracted to n't on the end of modals, auxiliaries and parts of the verb to be in everyday language. nohe's not here, he isn't here — no está aquí
it's too late, isn't it? — es demasiado tarde, ¿no?
you owe me money, don't you? — me debes dinero, ¿verdad? or (esp LAm) ¿no es cierto?
she won't go, she will not go — no irá
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he asked me not to do it — me pidió que no lo hiciera•
fear not! — ¡no temas!•
I hope not — espero que no•
I suppose not — supongo que no•
to tell sb not to do sth — decir a algn que no haga algo•
I think not — creo que nonot thinking that... — sin pensar que...
not I! — ¡yo no!
even 2., 3)not everybody can do it — no lo puede hacer cualquiera, no todos pueden hacerlo
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absolutely not! — ¡en absoluto!it doesn't hurt at all — no duele nada de nada, no duele para nada
"are you cold?" - "not at all!" — -¿tienes frío? -¡en absoluto! or -¡qué va!
"you don't mind?" - "not at all!" — -¿no te importa? -¡en absoluto!
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certainly not! — ¡en absoluto!•
of course not! — ¡claro que no!•
not a few... — no pocos...•
not for anything (in the world) — por nada (del mundo)•
the not inconsiderable sum of £30,000 — la nada despreciable suma de 30.000 libras•
not likely! — ¡ni hablar!•
with not a little surprise — con no poca sorpresa•
are you coming or not? — ¿vienes o no?•
"did you like it?" - "not really" — -¿te gustó? -no mucho•
big, not to say enormous — grande, por no decir enorme•
the young and the not so young — los jóvenes y los no tan jóvenes•
I shan't be sorry to see the last of him — no voy a sentirlo cuando lo pierda de vista•
not that I don't like him — no es que no me guste•
why not? — ¿por qué no?likely 2., mention 2., much 2., 1), only 2., 6)•
not without some regrets — no sin cierto pesar* * *[nɑːt, nɒt]a) nonot to worry — (BrE) no importa
a not inconsiderable sum of money — (frml) una suma de dinero bastante considerable
oh, no, not you again! — Dios mío! ¿tú otra vez?
that's mine - it is not! — eso es mío - no, señor!
b)I'm going to London, not that it's any business of yours — voy a Londres, no es que a ti te importe, pero...
c) ( emphatic) nid) ( replacing clause)I should think not! — claro que no!; faltaría más!
of course not! — por supuesto or claro que no!
are you going to help me or not? — ¿me vas a ayudar o no?
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❢ When any is used as a determiner in negative sentences it is not usually translated in French: we don't have any money = nous n'avons pas d'argent.When any is used as a determiner in questions it is translated by du, de l', de la or des according to the gender and number of the noun that follows: is there any soap? = y a-t-il du savon? ; is there any flour? = y a-t-il de la farine? ; are there any questions? = est-ce qu'il y a des questions? For examples and other determiner uses see A in the entry below. When any is used as a pronoun in negative sentences and in questions it is translated by en: we don't have any = nous n'en avons pas ; have you got any? = est-ce que vous en avez? For more examples and other pronoun uses see B below. For adverbial uses such as any more, any longer, any better etc see C below.A det1 (with negative, implied negative) he hasn't got any money/food il n'a pas d'argent/de nourriture ; they never receive any letters ils ne reçoivent jamais de lettres ; they hardly ate any cake ils n'ont presque pas mangé de gâteau ; I don't want any breakfast/lunch je ne veux pas de petit déjeuner/déjeuner ; I don't need any advice je n'ai pas besoin de conseils ; they couldn't get any details ils n'ont pas obtenu la moindre information ; he hasn't got any common sense il n'a aucun bon sens ;2 (in questions, conditional sentences) is there any tea/bread? est-ce qu'il y a du thé/pain? ; have you got any plums? est-ce que vous avez des prunes? ; if you have any doubts si vous avez le moindre doute ; if you have any money si vous avez de l'argent ;3 ( no matter which) n'importe quel/quelle, tout ; any hat/pen will do n'importe quel chapeau/stylo fera l'affaire ; you can have any cup you like vous pouvez prendre n'importe quelle tasse ; any teacher will tell you the same thing n'importe quel professeur te dira la même chose ; any information would be very useful tout renseignement serait très utile ; any complaints should be addressed to Mr Cook pour toute réclamation adressez-vous à M. Cook ; any child caught smoking will be punished tout enfant surpris à fumer sera puni ; I'm ready to help in any way I can je suis prêt à faire tout ce que je peux pour aider ; I do not wish to restrict your freedom in any way je n'ai pas l'intention d'entraver votre liberté de quelque façon que ce soit ; he might return at any time il peut revenir d'un moment à l'autre ; if you should want to discuss this at any time si à un moment ou à un autre vous souhaitez discuter de cela ; come round and see me any time passe me voir quand tu veux ; any one of you could have done it n'importe qui d'entre vous aurait pu le faire ; I don't buy any one brand in particular je n'achète aucune marque en particulier ; you can only take out £200 at any one time vous ne pouvez retirer que 200 livres sterling à chaque fois ; ⇒ case, chance, event, means, minute, old, rate.B pron1 (with negative, implied negative) he hasn't got any il n'en a pas ; there is hardly any left il n'en reste presque pas ; there aren't any others il n'y en a pas d'autres ; she doesn't like any of them ( people) elle n'aime aucun d'entre eux/elles ; ( things) elle n'en aime aucun/-e ;2 (in questions, conditional sentences) I'd like some tea, if you have any je voudrais du thé, si vous en avez ; have you got any? est-ce que vous en avez? ; have any of you got a car? est-ce que l'un/-e d'entre vous a une voiture? ; are any of them blue? y en a-t-il des bleus? ; we have very few blue shirts left, if any il doit rester très peu de chemises bleues, si toutefois il en reste ; if we have any, they'll be over there si nous en avons, ils/elles seront là-bas ;3 ( no matter which) n'importe lequel/laquelle ; ‘which colour would you like?’-‘any’ ‘quelle couleur veux-tu?’-‘n'importe laquelle’ ; any of those pens n'importe lequel de ces stylos ; any of them could do it n'importe qui d'entre eux/elles pourrait le faire.C adv1 ( with comparatives) there isn't any better lawyer in the country c'est le meilleur avocat du pays ; is he feeling any better? est-ce qu'il se sent mieux? ; have you got any more of these? est-ce que vous en avez d'autres? ; do you want any more wine? voulez-vous encore du vin? ; we can't give you any more than £4 an hour nous ne pouvons pas vous donner plus de 4 livres sterling de l'heure ; I can't paint pictures any more than I can write poetry je ne suis pas plus capable de peindre des tableaux que d'écrire des poèmes ; I don't like him any more than you do je ne l'aime guère plus que toi ; I don't know any more than that c'est tout ce que je sais ; any more of that and I'm leaving si ça continue je m'en vais ; any more stealing and you'll be in big trouble ○ si tu continues à voler tu vas avoir de gros problèmes ; he doesn't live here any more ou longer il n'habite plus ici ; I won't put up with it any longer ça ne peut pas continuer ainsi ; if we stay here any longer si nous restons plus longtemps ; can't you walk any faster? tu ne peux pas marcher plus vite? ; if it gets any hotter in here I shall have to leave s'il se met à faire plus chaud il faudra que je sorte ; I can't leave any later than 6 o'clock il faut que je parte à 6 heures au plus tard ;2 ○ ( at all) du tout ; that doesn't help me any ça ne m'aide pas du tout ; it didn't bother him any ça ne l'a pas du tout dérangé. -
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any [ˊenɪ]1. pron indef.1) како́й-нибудь, ско́лько-нибудь (в вопр. предл.); никако́й (в отриц. предл.);can you find any excuse? мо́жете ли вы найти́ како́е-л. извине́ние, оправда́ние?
;have you any money? есть ли у вас де́ньги?
;I did not find any mistakes я не нашёл никаки́х оши́бок
2) вся́кий, любо́й (в утв. предл.);you can get it in any shop э́то мо́жно купи́ть в любо́м магази́не
;in any case во вся́ком слу́чае
;at any time в любо́е вре́мя
3):he had little money if any е́сли у него́ и бы́ли де́ньги, то о́чень немно́го, у него́ почти́ не́ было де́нег
2. advthey are not any the worse for it они́ ниско́лько от э́того не пострада́ли
2) вообще́; во́все; совсе́м;it did not matter any амер. э́то не име́ло никако́го значе́ния
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♦ any /ˈɛnɪ/A a.1 (in frasi interr., dubit. e condiz.) qualche; del, della, dei, degli, delle: If there is any trouble, let me know, se c'è qualche problema (o se ci sono problemi), fammelo sapere; Is there any wine in the house?, c'è del vino in casa?; Have you got any matches?, hai (dei) fiammiferi?; DIALOGO → - Checking in- Have you got any hand luggage?, ha un bagaglio a mano?; Is that of any help?, è di qualche aiuto?; DIALOGO → - Dessert- Would you like any coffee?, volete del caffè?2 (in frasi neg.) alcuno, alcuna; nessuno, nessuna: He doesn't have any choice, non ha (alcuna o nessuna) scelta; I haven't any sisters, non ho sorelle; I did it without any help, l'ho fatto senza alcun aiuto; There isn't any bread, non c'è pane; I won't have any lunch, non voglio il pranzo; non pranzo3 (in frasi afferm.) qualsiasi, qualunque: Any colour will do, qualsiasi colore andrà bene; Come at any time, vieni in qualunque momento (o quando vuoi); Any schoolboy knows that, qualunque ragazzino lo saB pron.1 (in frasi interr., dubit. e condiz.) qualcuno, qualcuna: Have you seen any of these names before?, hai mai visto prima qualcuno di questi nomi?2 (in frasi neg.) alcuno, alcuna; nessuno, nessuna: I don't know any of your friends, non conosco nessuno dei tuoi amici; I didn't buy any of them, non ne comperai nessuno; I haven't any, non ne ho3 (in frasi afferm.) uno, una qualunque; chiunque: Choose any of these, scegline uno qualunque; Any of them can tell you, chiunque di loro può dirteloC avv.1 (in frasi interr., dubit. e condiz.) un po'; in qualche misura: Are you any better today?, stai un po' meglio oggi?; Is it any good?, vale qualcosa?; è bello?; funziona?2 (in frasi neg.) affatto; per niente; per nulla: I'm not feeling any stronger, non mi sento affatto più forte; It doesn't look any different, non sembra per nulla diverso; It isn't any good speaking to him, non serve a niente parlargli; (fam. USA) They didn't help us any, non ci hanno aiutato per niente● any more, altro; oltre, ancora; più: Any more coffee?, volete dell'altro caffè?; not any more, non più; He doesn't live here any more, non vive più qui □ any old how ► old □ any one, uno qualsiasi; uno purchessia; ( anche) ciascun, ogni (singolo): Just give me any one, dammene uno qualsiasi; any one in particular, uno in particolare; at any one time, alla volta; per volta; in any one year, ogni anno; all'anno NOTA D'USO: - anyone o any one?- □ hardly any ► hardly □ He wasn't having any, non ne voleva sapere; non ne volle sapere □ if any, se pur ce n'è (o ce ne sono): There are few honest people, if any, in this world, ci sono poche persone oneste, se pur ce ne sono, a questo mondo.NOTA D'USO: - any / some- -
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not [nɒt]ⓘ GRAM À l'oral, et à l'écrit dans un style familier, on utilise généralement not à la forme contractée lorsqu'il suit un modal ou un auxiliaire. (don't go!; she wasn't there; he couldn't see me).(a) (after verb or auxiliary) ne… pas;∎ we are not or aren't sure nous ne sommes pas sûrs;∎ do not or don't believe her ne la croyez pas;∎ didn't he or did he not hear you? ne vous a-t-il pas entendu?;∎ is she coming? - no, she isn't or she's not est-ce qu'elle vient? - non(, elle ne vient pas);∎ you've been there already, haven't you or formal have you not? vous y êtes déjà allé, non ou n'est-ce pas?;∎ not wishing to be seen, I drew the curtain comme je ne désirais pas être vu, j'ai tiré le rideau(b) (with infinitive) ne… pas;∎ I'll try not to cry j'essaierai de ne pas pleurer;∎ I asked them not to do it je leur ai demandé de ne pas le faire;∎ they were annoyed, not to say furious ils étaient ennuyés, pour ne pas dire furieux(c) (as phrase or clause substitute) non, pas;∎ we hope not nous espérons que non;∎ are there any left? - I'm afraid not est-ce qu'il en reste? - j'ai bien peur que non;∎ formal will it rain? - I think not est-ce qu'il va pleuvoir? - je crois que non ou je ne crois pas;∎ whether they like it or not que ça leur plaise ou non ou ou pas;∎ not if I've got anything to do with it pas si j'ai mon mot à dire(d) (with adjective, adverb, noun) pas;∎ it's Thomas, not Jake c'est Thomas, pas Jake;∎ the water is green, not blue l'eau est verte, pas bleue;∎ not guilty non coupable;∎ he is respected but not loved il est respecté mais (non) pas aimé;∎ not a leaf stirred pas une feuille ne bougeait;∎ not a word was spoken on n'a pas dit un mot;∎ not all her books are good ses livres ne sont pas tous bons, tous ses livres ne sont pas bons;∎ not everyone would agree with you tout le monde ne serait pas d'accord avec toi;∎ who wants some more? - not me qui en veut encore? - pas moi;∎ formal not I pas moi;∎ not any more or longer plus maintenant;∎ not so pas du tout∎ not without some difficulty non sans quelque difficulté;∎ a not insignificant amount of money une somme non négligeable;∎ it's not unusual for him to be late il n'est pas rare qu'il soit en retard;∎ the two events are not unconnected les deux événements ne sont pas tout à fait indépendants l'un de l'autre(f) (less than) moins de;∎ not five minutes later the phone rang moins de cinq minutes plus tard, le téléphone a sonné;∎ not ten metres away à moins de dix mètres(g) not that… ce n'est pas que… + subjunctive, non (pas) que… + subjunctive;∎ not that I can remember pas autant que je m'en souvienne∎ it was a great party, not! c'était pas vraiment génial comme soirée!;∎ he's really gorgeous, not! c'est pas exactement un Apollon!;∎ she really has a nice dress - not! quelle belle robe elle a - façon de parler! ou faut pas être difficile!ⓘ Not! Le film américain Wayne's World (1992), avec Mike Myers dans le rôle principal, est à l'origine de plusieurs expressions d'usage courant. La plus célèbre d'entre elles est sans doute le mot not utilisé de façon exclamative et sur le mode ironique pour exprimer exactement le contraire de ce que l'on vient de dire. -
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Any (любой) или обычно any old (любой старый) или just any old (только любой старый) используется в том случае, если говорящий хочет подчеркнуть свою избирательность. We shall be sending our daughter to school, of course. Not any old school. Only the best will do. — Мы обязательно пошлём нашу дочь в школу. Но не в любую школу. Только в лучшую. My father loves wine. Not just any old wine. He is very particular. — Мой отец любит вино. Но не всякое вино. Он очень избирателен. Слово old (старый) — не несёт смысловой нагрузки. В этих примерах возраст школы или вина абсолютно не важен. В разговорной речи слово old в сочетании с другими определениями часто используется слегка презрительно: boring old speaker (скучный оратор); bumbling old headmaster (неуклюжий директор школы); pompous old politician (напыщенный политик).English-Russian dictionary of expressions > any, any old, just any old
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not [nɒt]a. (with verb) ne... pas• he has not or hasn't come il n'est pas venu• is it not?• isn't it? n'est-ce pas ?• you have got it, haven't you? vous l'avez, non ?• is it going to rain? -- I hope not va-t-il pleuvoir ? -- j'espère que nonc. ► not soe. (with pronoun) not me! pas moi !f. (with adj) non• are you cold? -- not at all avez-vous froid ? -- pas du tout• thank you very much -- not at all merci beaucoup -- je vous en prie► not only... but also... non seulement... mais aussi...► not that...* * *[nɒt] 1.adverb ne...passhe isn't at home — ( voir note ci-dessous) elle n'est pas chez elle
not only ou just — non seulement
they live in caves, not in houses — ils habitent non pas dans des maisons, mais dans des grottes
2.a not ou not an (entirely) unexpected response — une réponse prévisible
not at all adverbial phrase gen pas du tout; ( responding to thanks) de rien3.not that conjunctional phrase••if she refuses, not that she will... — si elle refuse, je ne dis pas qu'elle le fera...
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[not]1) ((often abbreviated to n't) a word used for denying, forbidding, refusing, or expressing the opposite of something: I did not see him; I didn't see him; He isn't here; Isn't he coming?; They told me not to go; Not a single person came to the party; We're going to London, not Paris; That's not true!) ne2) (used with certain verbs such as hope, seem, believe, expect and also with be afraid: `Have you got much money?' `I'm afraid not'; `Is he going to fail his exam?' `I hope not'.) ne•* * *[nɔt]adverbnenot to be thought of — izključeno, ni mislitislang not half — zelo, in še kako; ni govora!not on your life — nikakor, za nič na svetunot but what ( —ali that) — čeprav, vseeno -
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(not a rag (of smth.))ни капли, ничегоI've still got some kind of honour, Keith; if I clear out I shall have none, not the rag of any, left. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Caravan’, ‘The First and the Last’) — У меня еще есть совесть, Кит, а если я уберусь отсюда, то у меня ее и в помине не будет.
См. также в других словарях:
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not do yourself any favours — phrase to not behave in a way that will help you or get you an advantage You’re not doing yourself any favours by going to work in that state. Thesaurus: to behave badlysynonym Main entry: favour … Useful english dictionary
not be getting any younger — not be getting any ˈyounger idiom (informal) used when you are commenting that time is passing and that you are growing older • We need to start thinking about our retirement. We re not getting any younger, you know. Main entry: ↑youngidiom … Useful english dictionary
not pay someone any mind — not pay someone any attention … Useful english dictionary
not be in any hurry — be in no hurry or not be in any hurry 1) to be able to wait to do something, because you have plenty of time I m not in any hurry to get there. 2) to be unwilling to do something, or to not want to do it until a future time Lou s in no hurry to… … English dictionary
not mean (somebody) any harm — mean (sb) no ˈharm | not mean (sb) any ˈharm idiom to not have any intention of hurting sb Main entry: ↑meanidiom … Useful english dictionary
not do yourself any favours — to not behave in a way that will help you or get you an advantage You re not doing yourself any favours by going to work in that state … English dictionary
not hold out any hope (of something …) — hold out little, etc. ˈhope (of sth/that…) | not hold out any, much, etc. ˈhope (of sth/that…) idiom to offer little, etc. reason for believing that sth will happen • The doctors did not hold out much hope for her recovery. Main entry: ↑hopeidiom … Useful english dictionary
not hold out any hope (of that …) — hold out little, etc. ˈhope (of sth/that…) | not hold out any, much, etc. ˈhope (of sth/that…) idiom to offer little, etc. reason for believing that sth will happen • The doctors did not hold out much hope for her recovery. Main entry: ↑hopeidiom … Useful english dictionary
not do someone any favors — not do (someone/yourself) any favors to do something that will have a bad effect on you or someone else. We are not doing our children any favors by giving them unrealistic ideas of how the world works. Usage notes: often said about something… … New idioms dictionary