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1) General subject: niggle, penny-pinch2) Graphic expression: to be/get in for a penny -
2 За ничто ничего не купишь
То obtain something you must pay for itCf: Everything that is worth having must be paid for (Am.). No pay, no play (Br.). No penny, no paternoster (Am., Br.). No such thing as a free lunch (Am.). Nothing for nothing /, and very little for halfpenny/ (Br.). There is no good that does not cost a price (Am.). There's no /such thing as a/ free lunch (Am.). Touch pot, touch penny (Br.). You get nothing for nothing (Am., Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > За ничто ничего не купишь
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3 ответ
муж.1) answer, reply, responseсемь бед - один ответ — as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb; in for a penny, in for a pound
язвительный ответ — stinging reply, stinger
давать ответ — to provide/supply/give an answer
уклоняться от ответа — to evade a question, to parry a question
утвердительный ответ — affirmative answer/reply
2) ( ответственность)призывать к ответу — to call to account, to bring to book
••быть в ответе — (за кого-л./что-л.) to be answerable/responsible for smth.
держать ответ — (перед кем-л. за что-л.) to answer to smb. for smth., to be held responsible to smb. for smth.
от него ни ответа ни привета — разг. there's been no word from him
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4 беда
ж.1. misfortune, troubleбыть беде! — look out for trouble!, there's trouble brewing!
попасть в беду — get* into trouble; come* to grief идиом.
помочь кому-л. в беде — help smb. out
2. предик.:беда (не) в том, что — the trouble is (not) that
беда мне с ним разг. — he is giving me a great deal of trouble; he is nothing but trouble
♢
на беду — unfortunatelyчто за беда? — what does it matter?, so what?
пришла беда — отворяй ворота посл. — misfortunes never come singly; it never rains but it pours
семь бед — один ответ посл. — as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb; in for a penny, in for a pound
беда, коль пироги начнёт печи сапожник — let the cobbler stick to his last
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5 беда
ж.1) ( несчастье) misfortune, troubleв беде́ — in trouble
попа́сть в беду́ — get into trouble; come to grief идиом.
помо́чь кому́-л в беде́ — help smb out
быть беде́! — look out for trouble!, there's trouble brewing!
2) предик.(про́сто) беда́! — it's a bad job!
беда́ (не) в том, что — the trouble is (not) that
в чём беда́? — where's the harm?
в то́м-то и беда́ — that's just the trouble
беда́ мне с ним разг. — ≈ he is giving me a great deal of trouble; he is nothing but trouble
••на беду́ — unfortunately
как на беду́ — as ill luck would have it
накли́кать беду́ — court disaster
что за беда́? — what does it matter?, so what?
не беда́ — it doesn't matter
не велика́ беда́ — that's no great tragedy
лиха́ беда́ нача́ло посл. — ≈ well begun is half done; starting is half the battle
пришла́ беда́ - отворя́й ворота́ посл. — misfortunes never come singly; ≈ it never rains but it pours
семь бед - оди́н отве́т посл. — ≈ as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb; in for a penny, in for a pound
беда́, коль пироги́ начнёт печи́ сапо́жник — ≈ let the cobbler stick to his last
чужу́ю беду́ рука́ми разведу́, к свое́й ума́ не приложу́ посл. — other people's misfortunes are easy to endure, not our own
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6 грош
муж.1) half-kopeck coin/piece, half-copeck coin/piece; penny, farthing перен.; разг.; peanut мн. ч.купить что-л. за гроши — to get smth. for peanuts
- жалкие грошигрош цена, гроша ломаного не стоит — not worth a pin; not worth a brass farthing
- ни гроша••за гроши — for a song, for next to nothing
ни за грош — (all) for nothing, (all) in vain
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7 Ш-68
НИ ШИША highly coll NP gen Invar obj or subj / gen)1. — нет у кого, не дать, не получить и т. п. (to have, give, receive etc) no money, nothing at allnot (so much as) a kopeck (a penny, a dime etc)(be) without a kopeck (a penny, a dime etc) not a bean zero not a fig."...Имеешь ты какое-нибудь влияние на тех-то, на мать да сестру? Осторожнее бы с ним (Раскольниковым) сегодня...» - «Сговорятся!» - неохотно ответил Разумихин. «И чего он так на этого Лужина? Человек с деньгами, ей, кажется, не противен... а ведь у них ни шиша?» (Достоевский 3). "Incidentally, do you have any influence over those two, the mother and the sister? They should be more careful with him today...." 'They'll manage!" Razumikhin answered reluctantly "And why is he so much against this Luzhin? The man has money, she doesn't seem averse to him...and they don't have a bean, do they?" (3c).Оказывается, на днях тем, кто едет на дальний сенокос, правление выписало по три килограмма ячменной муки, а им (Пряслиным) ни шиша (Абрамов 1). It turned out that the people who had been sent out to the remote hayfields had recently been issued three kilos of barley flour, while they (the Pryaslins) had been given zero (1a).Денег он не просит, правда, а всё же от меня ни шиша не получит» (Достоевский 1). "It's true he's never asked for money, and he won't get a fig out of me anyway" (1a).2. \Ш-68 не знать, не смыслить и т. п. \Ш-68 не светит и т. п. (to know, understand etc) absolutely nothing(there is) absolutely no chance (of obtaining, achieving, realizing etc sth.): (in refer, to knowing, understanding etc) not a damn(ed) (goddamn(ed), frigging) thing not one damn(ed) bit (in limited contexts) not be able to make any goddamn(ed) sense of sth (in refer, to being unable to obtain, achieve etc sth.) there's no chance in hell... ( s.o.) hasn't a snowball chance in hell... there's absolutely no way in the world... -
8 ни шиша
• НИ ШИША highly coll[NPgen; Invar; obj or subj/ gen]=====1. ни шиша нет у кого, не дать, не получить и т.п. (to have, give, receive etc) no money, nothing at all:- not (so much as) a kopeck <a penny, a dime etc>;- (be) without a kopeck <a penny, a dime etc>;- not a bean;- zero;- not a fig.♦ "...Имеешь ты какое-нибудь влияние на тех-то, на мать да сестру? Осторожнее бы с ним [Раскольниковым] сегодня..." - "Сговорятся!" - неохотно ответил Разумихин. "И чего он так на этого Лужина? Человек с деньгами, ей, кажется, не противен... а ведь у них ни шиша?" (Достоевский 3). "Incidentally, do you have any influence over those two, the mother and the sister? They should be more careful with him today...." 'They'll manage!" Razumikhin answered reluctantly. "And why is he so much against this Luzhin? The man has money, she doesn't seem averse to him...and they don't have a bean, do they?" (3c).♦ Оказывается, на днях тем, кто едет на дальний сенокос, правление выписало по три килограмма ячменной муки, а им [Пряслиным] ни шиша (Абрамов 1). It turned out that the people who had been sent out to the remote hayfields had recently been issued three kilos of barley flour, while they [the Pryaslins] had been given zero (1a).♦ "Денег он не просит, правда, а всё же от меня ни шиша не получит" (Достоевский 1). "It's true he's never asked for money, and he won't get a fig out of me anyway" (1a).2. ни шиша не знать, не смыслить и т. п.; - не светит и т.п. (to know, understand etc) absolutely nothing; (there is) absolutely no chance (of obtaining, achieving, realizing etc sth.): [in refer, to knowing, understanding etc]⇒ not a damn(ed) <goddamn(ed), frigging thing; not one damn(ed) bit; [in limited contexts] not be able to make any goddamn(ed) sense of sth; [in refer, to being unable to obtain, achieve etc sth.] there's no chance in hell...; (s.o.) hasn't a snowball's chance in hell...; there's absolutely no way in the world...Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни шиша
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9 гол как сокол
разг.as poor as Job (as a church mouse, as a rat, as charity); as bare as the palm of your hand; as naked as a picked bone; without a penny to bless himТроекуров часто говаривал Дубровскому: "Слушай, брат, Андрей Гаврилович: коли в твоём Володьке будет путь, так отдам за него Машу; даром что он гол как сокол". (А. Пушкин, Дубровский) — Troyekurov often said to Dubrovsky: 'Listen, brother Andrei Gavrilovich; if your Volodka should turn out well, I will let him have Masha for his wife, in spite of his being as poor as a church mouse.'
- Учитель выискался!.. Гол как сокол, пришёл в дом на всё на готовенькое да ещё грозится. (В. Шукшин, Волки) — 'Listen to him - a teacher!.. He conies without a penny to bless him into a house where everything's laid on, and now he threatens me.'
Ну Митька! Иван Африканович не мог надивиться на шурина... Приехал гол как сокол, даже и чемодан в дороге упёк. (В. Белов, Привычное дело) — Oh, that Mitka! Ivan Afrikanovich couldn't get over that brother-in-law of his... He arrived bare as the palm of your hand, even his suitcase he'd sold...
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10 М-26
КАК МАННЫ НЕБЕСНОЙ ждать кого-чего, жаждать чего и т. п. (как + NP Invar adv (intensif) fixed WO(to wait for s.o. or sth.) with great impatience, desire, (to crave sth.) intenselyX ждёт Y-a как манны небесной = X is waiting for Y like manna from heavenX (Just) can't wait for Y X is just (simply) dying for (to get) thing Y X is yearning for thing Y.«Напиши в правительство». - «Хорошая идея, - усмехнулся Садчиков, - там ж-ждут моего письма, как манны небесной» (Семенов 1). "Write to the government " "A good idea," grinned Sadchikov, "they're just waiting for my letter, like manna from heaven" (1a).(Глумов:) Ведь как ему растолкуешь, что мне от него ни гроша не надобно, что я только совета жажду, жажду, алчу наставления, как манны небесной (Островский 9). (G.:) How do you expect me to convince him that I don't want a penny of his, that all I want is his advice, that I'm simply dying to have him admonish me (9a). -
11 как манны небесной
• КАК МАННЫ НЕБЕСНОЙ ждать кого-чего, жаждать чего и т.п.[ как + NP; Invar; adv (intensif); fixed WO]=====⇒ (to wait for s.o. or sth.) with great impatience, desire, (to crave sth.) intensely:- X is yearning for thing Y.♦ "Напиши в правительство". - "Хорошая идея, - усмехнулся Садчиков, - там ж-ждут моего письма, как манны небесной" (Семенов 1). "Write to the government " "A good idea," grinned Sadchikov, "they're just waiting for my letter, like manna from heaven" (1a).♦ [Глумов:] Ведь как ему растолкуешь, что мне от него ни гроша не надобно, что я только совета жажду, жажду, алчу наставления, как манны небесной (Островский 9). [G:] How do you expect me to convince him that I don't want a penny of his, that all I want is his advice, that I'm simply dying to have him admonish me (9a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как манны небесной
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12 Ц-27
В ЦЕНЕ PrepP Invar subj-compl with бытыз)1. ( subj: concr (count pl or mass)) (some category of items) is highly valued and therefore has a high market price: Х-ы в цене - Xs are (very (quite, rather)) costlyXs are highly priced (high-priced) the price of Xs is high Xs are worth (quite) a bit Xs are worth a pretty penny Xs bring (fetch) a good price Xs are in demandNeg Х-ы не в цене - Xs don't fetch (bring) much.«Хлеб был хорош и в цене, и в марте или апреле вы получите деньги...» (Гончаров 1). "The harvest was good, the price high, and you can get the money in March or April..." (1b).Батько ещё в начале весны повёз в Крым на продажу табак... Табак был тогда в цене (Гоголь 5). Just at the beginning of spring Father went with the wagons to the Crimea to sell tobacco;...tobacco brought a good price in those days (5a).Нашатырь... был в цене. Он заменял дрожжи (Паустовский 1). Ammonia was in demand. It was a substitute for yeast (1a).(Анчугин:) Часы теперь не в цене (Вампилов 1). (A.:) Watches don't fetch much these days (1a).2. (subj: human ( usu. pi) or abstr) (people of some category, items of some type etc) are considered to be of great value (among some group, in some place etc): Х-ы в цене - Xs are highly valued.Опытный и честный работник всегда в цене. An experienced and honest worker is always highly valued -
13 в цене
• В ЦЕНЕ[PrepP; Invar; subj-compl with быть]=====1. [subj: concr (count pl or mass)]⇒ (some category of items) is highly valued and therefore has a high market price:- X-ы в цене≈ Xs are (very <quite, rather>) costly;- Xs are highly priced < high-priced>;- Xs bring < fetch> a good price;♦ "Хлеб был хорош и в цене, и в марте или апреле вы получите деньги..." (Гончаров 1). "The harvest was good, the price high, and you can get the money in March or April..." (1b).♦ Батько ещё в начале весны повёз в Крым на продажу табак... Табак был тогда в цене (Гоголь 5). Just at the beginning of spring Father went with the wagons to the Crimea to sell tobacco;...tobacco brought a good price in those days (5a).♦ Нашатырь... был в цене. Он заменял дрожжи (Паустовский 1). Ammonia was in demand. It was a substitute for yeast (1a).♦ [Анчугин:] Часы теперь не в цене (Вампилов 1). [A.:] Watches don't fetch much these days (1a).2. [subj: human (usu. pl) or abstr]⇒ (people of some category, items of some type etc) are considered to be of great value (among some group, in some place etc):- Х-ы в цене≈ Xs are highly valued.♦ Опытный и честный работник всегда в цене. An experienced and honest worker is always highly valued
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