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ДО ФЁНИ ( ФОНАРИ) highly coll PrepP these forms only subj-compl with бытья ( subj: any noun, often это, всё, всё это)) some person or thing does not matter to s.o. or interest s.o. at allX Y-y до феньки - Y doesn't give a damn about (for) XY doesn't give a crap (a hoot etc) about X Y couldn't give a good goddamn about X.(author's usage)...Мсти им всем за их нектар, за их амброзию, хоть она нам и до феньки... (Аксёнов 6). Vengeance on them all for their nectar, their ambrosia, even though we don't give a damn for the stuff (6a).«...До сегодняшнего дня мне было, как говорится, до фени, живёт ли где-то подобный Шевчук или нет» (Войнович 4). "...Up until today, I couldn't have, as they say, given a good goddamn whether there was any such Shevchuk alive anywhere" (4a). -
2 до фени
• ДО ФЕНИ < ФОНАРИ> highly coll[PrepP; these forms only; subj-compl with быть (subj: any noun, often это, всё, всё это)]=====⇒ some person or thing does not matter to s.o. or interest s.o. at all:- Y doesn't give a crap <a hoot etc> about X;- Y couldn't give a good goddamn about X.♦ [author's usage]...Мсти им всем за их нектар, за их аморозию, хоть она нам и до феньки... (Аксёнов 6). Vengeance on them all for their nectar, their ambrosia, even though we don't give a damn for the stuff (6a).♦ "...До сегодняшнего дня мне было, как говорится, до фени, живёт ли где-то подобный Шевчук или нет" (Войнович 4). "...Up until today, I couldn't have, as they say, given a good goddamn whether there was any such Shevchuk alive anywhere" (4a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > до фени
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3 до фонаря
• ДО ФЕНИ < ФОНАРИ> highly coll[PrepP; these forms only; subj-compl with быть (subj: any noun, often это, всё, всё это)]=====⇒ some person or thing does not matter to s.o. or interest s.o. at all:- Y doesn't give a crap <a hoot etc> about X;- Y couldn't give a good goddamn about X.♦ [author's usage]...Мсти им всем за их нектар, за их аморозию, хоть она нам и до феньки... (Аксёнов 6). Vengeance on them all for their nectar, their ambrosia, even though we don't give a damn for the stuff (6a).♦ "...До сегодняшнего дня мне было, как говорится, до фени, живёт ли где-то подобный Шевчук или нет" (Войнович 4). "...Up until today, I couldn't have, as they say, given a good goddamn whether there was any such Shevchuk alive anywhere" (4a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > до фонаря
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vengeance — ► NOUN ▪ punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for an injury or wrong. ● with a vengeance Cf. ↑with a vengeance ORIGIN Old French, from venger avenge … English terms dictionary
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vengeance — UK [ˈvendʒ(ə)ns] / US [ˈvendʒəns] noun [uncountable] the act of harming or killing someone because they have done something bad to you Both sides were locked in a cycle of violence and vengeance. take/wreak/inflict vengeance on someone: He was… … English dictionary
vengeance — /ˈvɛndʒəns / (say venjuhns) noun 1. the avenging of wrong, injury, or the like, or retributive punishment. 2. infliction of injury or suffering in requital for wrong done or other cause of bitter resentment. –phrase 3. with a vengeance, a. with… …
