331. None too див. N-323.
332. no news good news (тж. no news is good news) присл. добра новина, коли но вин нема (особл. коли чекають чогось по ганого);
While the danger had not lessened, it had not as yet materialised, and with him no news was good news (Th. Dreiser).
333. no nothing розм. жарт, зовсім нічого;
"The judge," she said, "didn't want to see no Housing Authority paper, no nothing" (The Worker, Feb. 22, 1959).
334. no odds розм. не має значення, не звертайте уваги; див. тж. N-155, 1).
"No odds," returned Mr. Chivery. "Never mind" (Ch. Dickens).
335. no offence (тж. no offence meant; no offence was meant) не ображайтесь, я не хотів вас образити;
"No offence I hope, Mr. Wcller," said Pell meekly (Ch. Dickens).
"No offence meant, Morrey," he says.
"There was offence meant," says Mr. Gougli, "but I dare say I earned it!" (K. S. Prichard).
Oh, indeed; if no offence was meant, none was taken (W. Thackeray).
no one but the wearer knows where the shoe pinches присл. тільки той, хто но сить черевик, знає, де він муляє, ^ за чу жою щокою зуб не болить.
no one goes to the gallows for gi ving ill counsel присл. за погану пораду ніхто не постраждав, нікого не стратили за погану пораду.
no one is a fool always, every one sometimes присл. ніхто не буває дурнем завжди, а інколи — кожний, ^ кінь на чо тирьох (ногах), та й то спотикається,
no other than ніхто інший, як.
no pains, no gains due. C-445.
no penny, no paternoster заст. ^ за платіть, тоді буде зроблено.
no picnic due. I-1255.
no place like home див. Е-23.
no pleasure without pain [тж. pleasure has a sting in its tail; no garden without
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its weeds; (there is) no rose without a thorn] присл. все має свої недоліки, без недоліків нічого не буває, ^ рози без колючок не буває.
no raillery is worse than that which is true присл. найбільш неприємна та нас мішка, в якій є правда, ^ правда очі коле.
no receiver, no thief присл. і злодіїв не було б, якби не було тих, хто "купує крадене.
no remedy заст. нічого не зробиш, неминуче.
Norfolk capon копчений оселедець.
Norfolk Howard сл. клоп, блошиця [у 1862 р. у газеті Times було вміщено ого лошення якогось Joshua Bug про те, що він змінює ім'я і прізвище на Norfolk Howard]; див. тж. В-1916 та G-128.
Norfolk jacket просторий піджак з поясом; див. тж. N-351;
...But here, in this hotel, some of them are sure to dress for dinner; and you have nothing but that Norfolk jacket (B. Shaw).
351. Norfolk suit, а костюм спортивного фасону (піджак з поясом і брюки «гольф»); due. тж. N-350;
Не was dressed in a grey Norfoik suit, dark brown boots and knitted woolen stockings reaching to the knee (K. Tressell).
Norfolk turkey «норфолкський індик» (так називають жителів графства Hop- фолк).
normal school (тж. Normal School) учительський Інститут [етим. фр. есоїе пог- male];
Her father, too. found road work. Jean w.ent to Rcgina, with an aunt, and started Normal School (D. Garter).
354. no room to swing a cat див. Т-І125. ' 355. no rose without a thorn див. N-344.
northern morning див. М-1080.
Northern-Star State, the див. СІ-1753.
no safe wading in an unknown wa ter див. 1-125І.
nose is out of joint, one's c^ його (її І т. д.) плани зруйновані; він зазнав (вона зазнала І т. д.) поразки; йому (їй І т. д.) наставили носа; див. тж. Р-1591;
Old Blythe's nose is properly out of joint; he says I've gone back on him and Foggartism (J. Galsworthy).
360. nose of wax, а безхарактерна люди на, ^ віск, з якого можна все ліпній.
nose to light candles at, а розм. чер воний ніс (п'яниці).
nose to nose лицем в лице;
The two parties would often meet nose to nose in the same street (W. Thackeray).
Nosey (або Nosy) Parker (тж. Paul Pry) людина, що всюди сує свого носа, занадто цікава людина [Paul Pry — голов на дійова особа в комедії Дж. Пула (J. Рооїе, 1786—1872) "Paul Pry"].
no simile runs on all fours порівнян ня завжди відносні, жодне порівняння не буває цілком точним [етим. лат. nullum si- mile quatuor pedibus currit].
no smoke without fire див. Т-1І31.
no song, no supper присл. ^ під ле жачий камінь вода не біжить.
no sooner ... but due. A-694.
no sooner said than done (тж. so said, so done) ^ сказано — зроблено, ска зано •— як зав'язано;
It occurred to us at last to go forth togeiher and seek help in the neighbouring hamlet. No sooner said than done (R. Stevenson).
So said, so done, is well (W. Shakespeare).
no sooner .,. than див. A-694.
no sort (of) ніякого.
no such luck! такого щастя не буде; та де там;
"You're sure there'll be no one else there?" He shook his head. "No such luck" (D. Cusack).
no such thing див. N-478.
no sweet without some sweat (тж, no sweet without sweat) присл. ^ не ба чиш гіркого, "не побачиш і солодкого; без труда нема плода.
Nosy Parker див. N-ЗвЗ.
not a bit (of it) зовсім ні; ні в яко му разі, ніяким чином; ніскільки, анітрохи;
"Is anybody hurt?" cried Florence.
"Not a bit oE it," said Good Mrs. Brown (Ch. Dickens).
"It would be tremendously .expensive, though."
"Not a bit of it," argued Mr. Pinchbold (Ch. Collins).
not a breath of air нічим дихати, ні якого вітерця.
not a breath was heard див. Y-102.
not a cat's (або dog's) chance розм. ніяких шансів, ніякої можливості; див. тж. N-592;
With between forty and fifty men on the field,, there wasn't a dog's chance of thfe soak holding; out. It was a case of get or perish (K. S. Pri-chard).
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379. not a circumstance to амер. [тж. амер. not to be a circumstance to; англ. not a patch on; not to be a patch on; not to be compared (або named) in the same breath with; not in the same street with] що не ііде в порівняння, значно гірший, ^ не годен у слід ступити;
Slowly she walked up to Sarie. Not beautiful, she thought, not a patch on that other Sarie, not much of a figure either, just homely (P. Abrahams).
He was a very clever fellow, and we shall miss him. Our new man isn't a patch on him (1. Gals-
Dbc' Jenkins some folks even call him, though of course he's not to be compared in the same breath with Doctor Page (A. Cronin).
Sure you're not just talking about yourself. Afler all you're not in the same street now (7. Lindsay).
not a dog's chance див. N-378.
not a dreg див. N-386.
not a gleam of hope ніякої надії.
not a halfpenny the worse ніскільки не гірше.
not a hap'orth to choose between them див. А-585.
not a hundred miles away (або from, off) [тж. not to be a hundred miles away (або from, off); within a hundred miles of] недалеко, поблизу;
Mr. C.'s address is not a hundred miles from here (Ch. Dickens).
386. not a jot (тж. no jot; not a dreg; not a -tittle; not one jot or tittle; розм. hot a mite) анітрохи, ніскільки, аж ніяк, зовсім ні;
"Hasn't forty years altered the circulation of your friend's blood?"
"Not a jot," replied Sir Lawrence (/. Galsworthy).
To get old . . . and be quite alone with possessions heaping up around him; to take no interest in anything because it had no future and must pass away from him to hands and mouths and eyes for whom he cared no jot! (J. Galsworthy).
not 'alf bad дав. N-451.
not a little зовсім немало.
not a living soul (тж. not a mortal man; not a soul) жодної (живої) душі, ні хто, жодна (жива) душа.
not all is gold that glitters (або glisters) див. А-284.
not all roses не все гаразд.
not all there див. N-251.
not a marker on (або to) сл. ніщо у порівнянні з ^ не годен у слід ступити; див. тж. С-88 та С-97.
not a mite див. N-386.
not a mortal man див. N-389.
'396. not an earthly (chance) ніякої надії, ніяких шансів.
hot a patch on дав. N-379.
not a penny [тж. not a rap; not a shot in the locker; not a penny (або a six pence) to bless oneself with; прострч. not a sixpence to scratch with] без грошей, ^ ні гроша, ні копійки за душею; [гар спо чатку означало фальшиву монету вартістю у півпєнні, яка була в обігу в Ірландії у 1721—1737 pp.}; див. тж. W-1097.
not a penny the worse 1) ніскільки, аж ніяк не потерпів; ніякої шкоди; 2) не гірше, ніж раніш.
not a penny to bless oneself with див. N-398.
not a pennyworth ніскільки, аж ніяк.
not a pm to choose between them див. А-585,
not a quarter (so good as) далеко не (такий гарний, як).
not a rag (або scrap, shred) of some thing нічого, анітрохи, ніскільки, ніякого сліду;
Another blow оті the cheek! Was no rag of pride to be left him — no shred of self-respect? (E. Voynich).
He was no longer a "gentleman". He was no longer a member of the University student body. He fjad left him not a shred of special privilege. He was in the chair occupied by common criminals CO. Carter).
not a rap due. N-398.
not a scrap of something див. N-404.-
not a shadow of ніяких ознак чогось.
not a shot in the locker І) див. N-398; 2) ніяких шансів, ніякої можливості.
not a shred of something див. N-404.
not a sixpence to bless oneself with див. N-398.
not a sixpence to scratch with див. N-398.
not a soul див. N-389.
not a speck зовсім не.
not a stitch on (тж. without a stitch of clothing) зовсім голий, .^ у чому мати (на)родила.
not a syllable! (тж. розм. not a word!) ні звука!, ні слова!, мовчіть!, ні гу- гу, нічичиркі
not at all 1) будь ласка, нема за що (дякувати, вибачатися тощо); див. тж. D-593;
"Oh, thank you very much for that!" "Not at ail," I said loftily. "There is no reason why you should thank me" (Ch. Dickens).
Undershajt. My dear Stephen, I faeg your pardon. Stephen. Not at all (B. Shaw).
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"You're so kind," observed Carrie. "Not at all, said Hurstwood (Ch. Dreiser). "You don't think I'm playing the iool, do you?" he demanded abruptly.
'No, no; not at all" (/. London).
not at any price ніколи, нізащо, ні за яких обставин; див., тж. А-765.
not a thing нічого;
"No child. But tell me, is anything wrong?" Celia kept her face away from the old woman. "Not a thing. Really" (P. Abrahams).
not a tittle див. N-386.
not a whit див. N-137.
not a word! див. N-415.
not becoming не личить, не годиться.
not born in wood (або in the woods) to be afraid of (або to be scared by) an owl звикнути до небезпек, ^ бути не з полох ливих;
Do you think I was born in a wood, to be afraid of an owl? (7. Swift).
424. not born yesterday не вчора на світ народився, досить досвідчений, ^ чули вже про це!;
Father wasn't born yesterday; you cannot take him in with any simple tale (B. nenderson).
425. not but (тж. 'not but that; not but what) не без того, щоб, не те, щоб, однак, проте;
Not but that he was a merry fellow, too, in his way; he loved a joke, if by good fortune he understood it (W. Thackeray).
You should get your harp, sir; not but what a fiddle is best (Th, Hardy).
not by a darned sight див. N-428.
not by a fraction ніскільки, ні на йоту, ні на крихту.
not by a good (або great) deal (тж. not by a long sight; not by any manner of means; not In the least; розм. not by a long chalk; сл. not by a long shot; амер. not by a darned sight; амер. розм. not by a jugful) зовсім ні, ні в якому разі, аж ніяк;
Don't you reckon that the people that made the books know what's the correct thing to do? Do you reckon you can learn [= teach] 'em anything? Not by a good deal (M. Twain).
The work was done not by a great deal well (I. Steels).
He was not In the least sorry when they went away (W. Thackeray).
It ain't that we want to get away from the seed loans; that ain't the ticket, not by a long shol (M. Le Sueur),
not dare to say one's soul is one's own dug. N-431.
not dare to show one's head (in the
sunshine) див. N-143.
431. not daring (або not to be able) to call one's soul one's own [тж. not dare (або not daring) to say one's soul is one's own] бути у цілковитій залежності від когось, не сміти слова вимовити; див. тж. С-95;
То be sure I wish that parson Supple bad but a little more spirit, to tell the squire of his wickedness in endeavouring to force his daughter contrary to her liking; but then his whole dependence is on the squire; and so the poor gentleman, though he ... talks of the badness of such doings behind the squire's back yet he dares not to say his soul is his own to his face (H. Fielding).
432. note of hand (тж. promisory note) боргове зобов'язання;
You would not lend it on my furniture or — or on note ol hand. 1 saw — in the papers — some people do that, do they not (A. Cronin).
note shaver амер. сл. лихвар.
not everybody's (або everyman's) mo ney не кожному підходити по ціні.
not fit to be touched with a barge pole (або with a pair "of tongs) такий огид ний або брудний, що гидко доторкнутися; див. тж. 1-1332.
not fit to carry guts to a bear ні до чого непридатна людина, нікчемна людина, нікчема.
not fit to hold (або show) a candle to one див. C-97.
not fit to tie one's shoe-strings (або to tie the shoe-strings of one) див. С-97.
not for all the money in the world див. F-985.
not for all the world and his wife див. F-985.
not for ears polite не для слуху добре вихованих людей;
It is not for ears polite to hear the particulars of the first toilet of a neglected, abused child (H. Beecher Stowe).
not for Joe! див. F-985.
not for love or money див. F-985.
not for nothing (тж. амер. not for one's health) неспроста, недаремно, не по пусту;
Not for nothing was Frederick Engels nicknamed "the General". The co-founder of Marxism was one of the most brilliant military experts of the 19th century (D. W. L., Oct. 22, 1959).
445. not for the likes of me не заради та кої дрібноти, як я.
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not for the love of Mike див. F-985.
not for the world див. F-985.
not for the world and his wife див. F-985.
not for worlds див. F-985.
not half розм. І) дуже, у значній мі рі; страшенно; 2) як би не так!
not half ('або 'alf) bad (тж. none so dusty; not so dusty) розм. непогано, нічого собі; непоганий;
These cabins aren't half bad (H. Wells).
So we opened with six thousand eight hundred and twenty from the committee alone —none so dusty (7. Galsworthy).
not half enough занадто мало.
not having a moment one can call one's own дуже зайнятий, ні хвилини віль ного часу.
not having a rag (або a shirt) to one's back збіднілий, у лахмітті.
nothing abashed зовсім не збентеже ний, не сконфужений;
"Is this here Mr. Bantam's, old fellow?" inquired Sam Weller, nothing abashed by the blaze and splendour which burst upon his sight, in the person of the powdered-headed footman with the gorgeous livery (Ck. Dickens).
nothing but (тж. nothing else; no thing less than; nothing than) нічого іншого, крім, ніщо інше, як, просто, тільки, лише.
nothing comes from (або of) nothing (тж. nothing will come of nothing) присл. з нічого нічого не буває [етим. лат. ех nihile nihil fit].
nothing conies out of the sack but what was in it присл ^ ні від кого не треба чекати більше, ніж він може дати.
nothing daunted зовсім не злякавшись;
Nothing daunted, lie approached his man once more; but this time with more caution than before (A. Doyle).
nothing doing due. 1-1244.
nothing else див. N-456,
nothing for nothing (and very little for a halfpenny) (тж. nothing for nothing and only fair value for sixpence) ^ задар ма нічого не одержиш (і дуже мало ил пів- пенні або за шість пенсів);
She had learned during this month o! secret engagement that "Nothing for nothing and only fair value for sixpence" ruled North of the Tweed as well as South (/. Galsworthy).
nothing if not перш за все; у вищій мірі; до краю, вкрай.
nothing in common див. Н-720.
nothing is impossible to a willing heart присл. ^ було б бажання, а можли вість знайдеться.
nothing is lost for asking присл. ^ за спрос грошей не беруть, сниток не зби ток.
nothing is" stolen without hands присл. без злодія крадіжок не буває, ^ диму без иогню не буває.
nothing less than див. N-456.
nothing like 1) ніщо у порівнянні, ін ша справа, немає нічого кращого, як . ..; 2) зовсім не, значно, далеко не так.
nothing like leather див. Т-1137.
nothing loath (або loth) охочий, охо че, не примушуючи довго умовляти себе;
The Serjeant, nothing loath, related ail that he knew of the Gadfly's illness, of the "disciplinary measures,"' and of the doctor's unsuccessful attempt to interfere (E. Voynich).
The waggon had drawn up under the churchyard wall, in a spot screened from view, and the driver, nothing loth, soon hauled down the poor heap of household goods (Th. Hardy).
nothing more and nothing less точні сінько; точнісінький, викапаний.
nothing more to be said говорити більше нічого.
nothing much нічого особливого;
She's nothing much to look at, but she's a genuine good sort, and I like her (C. Hamilton).
nothing must be done hastily but kil ling of fleas присл. ^ квапливість потрібна лише тоді, коли ловлять блох; скорий по спіх — людям посміх.
nothing near so далеко не, значно.
nothing new under the sun ^ на сві ті нема нічого нового.
nothing of the kind (або sort) (тж. розм. no such thing) нічого подібного, зов сім ні;
"Now, what do you think the lawyer making the inquiries wants?"
"A job," says Mr. George.
"Nothing of the kind!" (Ch. Dickens).
"Г thought maybe you were tired of it."
"No such thing, no such thing, Mr. Smallwood!" (Л. Maltz).
479. nothing out of the common (060 ordi nary) нічого особливого, звичайна річ; див. тж. О-1027;
Except for a touch of melancholy in his expression, he was nothing out of the common (H. Wells).
DeWitt wondered what actually went into the thinking of these people. Probably, nothing out of the ordinary (S. Heym).
480. nothing risk, nothing win дав. N-495.
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nothing seek, nothing find присл. ^ під лежачий камінь і вода не тече; вовка ноги годують.
nothing short of тільки, прямо; ніщо інше, як; не менш, ніж;
"Confounded scandal," declared Dibs excitedly. "Nothing short of murder, don't you know" (A. Cro-nin).
A man, of course, could come through such an ordeal with all his purity, but it was nothing short of shameless in a woman (A. Doyle).
nothing so bad, as not to be good for something див, Е-282.
nothing succeeds like success присл.^ успіх тягне за собою успіх;
In that parish, as in others, the, saying "Nothing succeeds like success" was true (/• Gats-worthy),
nothing than див. N-456.
nothing the matter with (one, some thing) див. Т-П39.
nothing to be got without pains див. C-445.
nothing to choose between them див. A-585.
nothing to her (або him І т. д.) див. Т-1009.
nothing to make a song about (тж. nothing to show for it; розм. nothing to write home about; not much to boast about) не заслуговує уваги, незначний результат чогось, ==; нічим похвалитися; див. тж. М-299 та W-1437;
I'm not going to make a song of my affairs, Dirmy (J. Galsworthy).
Mabel complained violently while she dressed. Nothing but work here. Work, work, work all the day, and then more work. Nothing to show for it. No clothes. Better to run away (P. Abrahams).
He's not young, his health is nothing to write home about, it's ever-fresh conviction that carries him on (D. W. L., June 29, 1957).
nothing to sneeze (або sniff) at див. N-572.
nothing to speak of 1} -дрібниці, ні чого серйозного, не має значення;
Не would have a little limp — nothing to speak of (J. Galsworthy).
2) див. N-208.
nothing to write home about one. N-490.
nothing under the sun ніщо у світі.
nothing venture, nothing gain (060 have, win) (тж. nothing risk, nothing win) присл. ^ як нічим не рискувати, то нічого й не мати, риск—благородна справа, вов ків боятися — в ліс не ходить;
"Nothing venture, nothing have," had always been her motto (Th. Dreiser).
"Here goesl" cried Cyril. "Nothing risk, nothing win!" (H. Wood).
nothing very much розм. (тж. амєр. розм. not so hot) нічого надзвичайного, особливого, так собі, потрошку.
nothing will come of nothing див. N-457.
not if I know it (тж, not that I know of) розм. наскільки мені відомо — ні, не думаю;
'A little more fish, sir?" asked Joseph Anthony.
'Not if I know it" (H. Wood).
'Is he married?"
'No, dear," said the mother.
'Going to be?"
'Not that I know of, dear" (Ch. Dickens).
no time like the present див. Т-1140.
no time to swap knives амєр. розм. немає часу (змінити плани, тактику тощо).
not impossible she, the (тж. the Not Impossible She) можлива, майбутня дружи на;
Thus considering whether he was so badly beaten, so enfeebled by Fran's scorn that he could never find the Not Impossible She and, with her, experience the not impossible sell-conlidcnce and peace (S. Lewis).
not... in a hurry не так-то швидко, не легко.
not in the least 1) ні в якій мірі, ні скільки (в заперечних реченнях in the least); 2) див. N-428.
not in the least (або slightest) degree ні в якій мірі, анітрохи, ніскільки.
not in the period застарілий, несу- часний; застаріло, вийшло з моди;
Warning to us all, Forsyte, against loyalty! It's not in the period (J. Galsworthy).
506. not in (або out of) the picture що
зовсім не підходить, не гармоніює;
Did he specify that I should be left out of the picture? fS. Heym).
not in the same street with див. N-379.
not in the slightest degree див. N-504.
not made of salt (060 sugar) див. 1-8.
not much розм. звичайно ні, мало імовірно.
not much of а не дуже, не занадто (гарний), не такий вже (гарний тощо).
not much of a catch див. N-255.
not much of a hand at something due. B-59.
not much of a much (або of a much-
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ness)po3M. не таке вже велике діло; див. тж. M-I3S8;
Не would Let her cry it out. Afterwards they would talk and it would turn out to be not so much of a much, after all (A. Maltz).
not much to boast about див. N-490.
not much to choose between them due.
A-585.
not nearly зовсім не, далеко не,
not of much account неважливий, не значний;
The result was that although the house itself was not of much account he had managed to get it into very good order, and as a result it was very clean and comfortable (R. Tressell).
not on borrowing terms не в прия тельських стосунках.
not once ні (жодного) разу, ніколи.
not one jot or tittle див, N-3S6.
not one's cup of tea не до смаку ко мусь; див. тж. J-169;
II this was what Dorothy had meant by telling her that secrecy was not her cup of tea she most heartily agreed with her (A, Waugh).
523. not one's sort (або style) не до впо доби, не до смаку комусь;
But, Nora, he's such a poor creature... He's not your sort (A. Cronin).
He is not my style — not the sort of man I ever have craved about ("IP. Maxwell).
not one whit див. N-I37.
not only...but also не тільки..., але .навіть і;
Not as well known, but deserving attention, is the story of the contributions of the Negro press in the struggle not only for abolition of slavery but also in the century-old struggle to secure for the Negro those civil rights to which he is entitled (Freedomways, vol. 3, No 2, 1963).
not on the map неможливий, мало імовірний; що не беруть до уваги.
not on your life див. F-985.
not over well досить погано.
not proven шотл. юр. вина (підсуд ного) не доведена;
Their verdict, you remember, was Not Proven. In plain English, the Jury who tried my husband declined to express their opinion, positively and publicly, he was innocent (W. Collins).
not quite all there див. N-25I.
not quite the clean potato див. N-546.
not quite the thing (тж. not the thing) 1) не зовсім те, що треба (тж. розм. not quite the ticket; розм. not the ticket); див. тж. J-182;
What I object to is their form. It isn't the thing: it's slovenly, ever so slovenly (B. Shaw).
' 2) не зовсім пристойно.
not quite the ticket І) див. N-532,1); 2) розм. не зовсім модно (тж. not the ticket).
no right in one's (060 the) head не при своєму розумі, несамовитий.
not room to swing a cat див. T-1125.
no trouble at all розм. будь ласка (у відповідь на прохання).
not so... as all that не так вже...
not so black as one is painted не та кий вже поганий, як зображують, малюють [утвор. з присл. the devil is not so black as he is painted].
not so dusty див. N-451.
not so hot див. N-496.
not so many as менш, ніж; не так багато, як.
not so much as навіть не, не
так ..., як.
543. not that не те, щоб; не сказав би, що;
It was not that he was specially witty, but his
! whole aspect was so full of cheerfulness, he so
thoroughly enjoyed life, that lie carried about him
a sort of atmosphere of lighthearlcdness which
insensibly affected his companions (E. Lyall).
not that I know of див. N-498.
not that you know of заст. розм. ви цього не зможете, це у вас не вийде; і не подумаю.
not the clean potato (тж. not quite the clean potato) сл. І) підозріла особа; непорядна, безсовісна людина; 2) негарні вчинки.
not the ghost of an idea (або notion) ніякого уявлення.
not the only fish in the sea (тж. not the only pebble on the beach) ^ не тільки світу, що у вікні; світ не клином зійшовся;
Harry Gordon isn't the only fish in the sea (F. Danby). lie is not the only pebble on the beach (B. Shaw).
not the thing див. N-532.
not the ticket 1) див. N-532, 1); 2) див. N-533, 2).
not till next time розм. жарт, біль ше не буду ... до наступного разу.
not the worse (for або of it) див. N-330.
not to amount to a hill (або row) of beans (або pins) амер. не мати цінності, ламаного гроша не вартий, не така вже ве лика справа;
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They'll say that I'm a mean old grasping man squeezing the last pennies out of you fellows now that you're down. They'll say it even if the money you're paying back doesn't amount to a hill of beans next to what was put in (M. Wilson).
not to bat an eye (або eyelash, eye lid) див. W-ПП.
not to be able to call one's soul one's own див. N-43J.
not to be able to do a thing for tof fee сл. зовсім не вміти зробити щось, бути цілком некомпетентним у чомусь.
not to be able to hit a barn-door бути дуже поганим стрільцем.
not to be able to see a wink нічого не побачити.
noi to be able to see а І step beyorrd one's nose див. С-100.
not to be able to see beyond one's nose див. С-100,
not to be able to see two inches be yond one's nose див. С-100.
not to be a circumstance to див. N-379.
not to be a hundred miles away (або from, off) див. N-385.
not to be a patch on див. N-379.
not to be at home (to one) не при ймати (відвідувачів, гостей);
Pompey had just taken away the chocolate on which they had breakfasted, and was told by her ladyship, as he went out, that she would not be at home to any one — not even to Mr. Mount ford (W. Ainsworth).
not to be compared in the same breath with дав. N-379.
not to be long for this world мало жити залишилося, ~ три чисниці до смер ті, недовго ряст топтати.
not to be much to look at бути не привабливим, і глянути немає на що;
This canal is not much to look at ... (A. Cro-nin).
not to be named in the same breath with див. N-379.
not to be on speaking terms 1) не
бути знайомими; 2) не розмовляти один з одним, порвати знайомство.
571. not to be seen dead (somewhere, with one) розм. відчувати огиду, відразу, ^ краще померти, ніж..;
At first Dick had mocked and said he wouldn't be seen dead at such a lousy show ... (/. Lindsay)'.'
572. not to be sneezed (або sniffed) at [тж. nothing to sneeze (або sniff) at] не
можна не рахуватися (з кимсь, чимсь); не можна не зважати, не звертати уваги;
In this bright weather, the leaves just full, the mayflower in bloom, bulbs not yet quite over, and the river re-learning its summer smile, the beauty of the prospect was not to be sneezed at (J. Galsworthy).
"It's the big push, Denis, United Metal and Mill is nothing to sneeze at."
"Going to be the toughest fight yet," Shewchuk said (D. Carter).
573. not to be taking any розм. бути не в настрої (робити щось), не бути схиль ним (до чогось); ^. уклінно дякую!, дякую красненько!;
For all these reasons you will see how necessary it is for you to— er — seek another publisher. In short, we are not taking any (7. Galsworthy).
not to be worthy to unloose the lat- chet of one's shoe (або shoes) див. С-97.
not to blink an eye {over something) див. N-139.
not to breathe a syllable (або word) тримати щось у секреті, ні словом не обмо витися, не прохопитися І словом;
Agnes, my dear, as long as I believed it [i. e. the property] had been really made away with by your father, I wouldn't — and. my dear, I didn't, even to Trot, as he knows — breathe a syllable of its having been placed here for investment (Ch. Dickens).
577: not to budge (або yield) an inch не відступитися ні на йоту, ні в чому не піти назустріч;
They argued the point, but Erik refused to budge an inch on design (M. Wilson).
578. not to care a bit (або a brass button, a button) [тж. not to care (або give) a curse (або a damn, a darn, a dern, a fig, a hang, a hoot (in hades), a pin, a rap, a rush, a straw, a tinker's curse, a tinker's damn, a whoop, tuppence, twopence; амєр. a blank in hell, a cent, a continental, a red cent) (for)] ставитися цілком байдуже, зовсім не цінувати, ^ і горя мало, моя хата з краю; див. тж. N-636 та С-139;
"Merlino does not care a fig for common decency," said the old musician (E. Lyall).
When I had finished [packing], George asked if the soap was in. I said I didn't care a hang whether the soap was in or whether it wasn't (Jerome K. Jerome).
"I don't care a hoot about being valued," she said a little desperately (M. &. M., Aug., 1948).
I wouldn't care a pin if Mrs, Devar wasn't waiting for me (L. Tracy).
You don't care a rap for me (E. Thurston).
For social discomfiture he himself didn't care a tinker's curse (7. Galsworthy).
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I wouldn't care a whoop about anything any more (F. if orris).
"I don t care tuppence what he believes, said Medenham (L. Tracy).
\ said that I didn't care a continental for Irving Hall (A. W. & H.).
I don't give a curse whether you like it or not (F. N orris).
"Come on, you don't really give -a damn about the money." Wallis said (M. Wilson).
"I got a stiff back, away down."
"Know what it is? The radiation. You lose your manhood, you don't give a hoot" (D. Carter).
I didn't even know it was voting day. And I don't give a hoot in hades what's on the ballot (D. Carter).
I'll not give a rush for him (Ben Jonson).
Let her get it and good luck to her. I don't give a tinker's curse who wins it (A. Crania).
"You heard what the radio said."
Jim Nelson stood against the wall. "I don't give a blank in hell what the radio said" (D. Carter).
579. not to care which end goes forward
заст. бути безрозсудним, нерозсудливим, бути недбалим.
580. not to come up to Cocker не підхо дити під загальне правило, бути незвичай ним; дав. тж. А-68;
The fellow was just a confounded cousin who didn't come up to Cocker (I. Galsworthy).
581. not to (або never) do a hand's turn
[тж. not to do a stitch of work; not to do a thing; not to lift a finger (або hand); not to move (або start, stir) a peg; not to stir a step; not to turn a (або one's) handover] нічого не (з) робити, ^ сидіти, склавши руки, І пальцем не ворухнути, і за холодну воду не братися, байдики бити; див. тж. D-467;
In the house I'm not let to do a hand's turn for myself (B. Shaw).
He let Mrs. Gough do all the rough work of the place and keep him: never did a hand's turn to help her (K. S. Pricliard).
...І would not lift a finger to prevent you from discovering the truth for yourself (W. Collins).
If I really thought there was a chance of a row, •I would go: but Moore is a strange, shy man, whom I never pretend to understand; and, for the sake of his sweel company only, I would not stir a step (Ch. Bronte).
I'll pull it back again all by myself. You needn't, ever turn your hand over (M. Twain).
not to earn salt for one's porridge ні чого не заробляти, не заробляти на хліб.
not to feel at alt the thing див. B-1163.
not to get (або have) a wink of sleep (тж. not to sleep a wink) не заснути ні на хвилинку, не спати ні хвилинки; ^ не зми кати ні на волосинку очей; див. тж. G-155 ra G-168;
І am sure I shan't get a wink of sleep all night (J. Austen),
I haven't slept a wink all night (Tft. Dreiser).
not to get enough sleep не висипати ся, не виспатися.
not to get one's button on див. В-219.
not to give a curse (або a blank in hell, a damn, a darn, a dern, a fig, a hang, a hoot, a hoot in hades, a pin, a rap, a rush,
.a straw, a tinker's-curse, a tinker's damn, a whoop, tuppence, twopence, a cent, a continental, a red cent) (for) див. N-578.
588. not to (або never) harm a hair of one (або on one's tie ad) (тж. not to touch a hair of one's head) не завдати ніякої шко ди комусь; не дати волосинці впасти з чиєїсь голови;
Yes! you are as wise as you are beautiful, for I will never harm a hair of you (E. Seton-Thomp-son).
not to have a bean див. N-599.
not to have a brain in one's head див. N-607.
not to have a dime див. N-599.
not to have (або stand) a dog's chance (тж. not to have a ghost of a chance; not to have half the ghost of a chance) не маги ніякої можливості, ніяких шансів; див. тж. N-378;
І have the feeling that if he's once given up, he won't have a dog's chance (J. Galsworthy).
If the fellow's in hiding on the river somewhere.., he won't stand a dog's chance (D. uu Aiaurier).
"Poor man!" said Mr. Pickwick." Are his chances •of getting out of his difficulties really so great?"
'"Chances be d d," replied Price; ''he hasn't
half the ghost of one" (Ch. Dickens).
593. not to have a dry stitch (або thread) on [тж. not to have a dry stitch (або thread) to wear] промокнути наскрізь, до нитки;
In the morning few men had a dry stitch to wear. It was siill raining, raining (K. S, Prichard).
not to have a feather to fly with бути без копійки, розоритися; збанкрутувати, ^ вилетіти в трубу; див. тж. N-599.
not to have a ghost of a chance див. N-592.
not to have a good word to say (of one, something) не знати нічого приємного, бути поганої думки;
And I won't have you getting round with the Goughs — people who haven't got a good word to say of me (K. S. Prichard).
597. not to have a leg to stand on [тж. to have not a !eg to stand on (або upon)] 1) бути стомленим, виснаженим;
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I guess I haven't got a leg to sfand on (C. Octets).
2) перен. бути безпідставним, необгрунтованим, не мати підстав; наводити слабкі, непереконливі аргументи;
After the argument between the Frenchman and Fairish, Willoughby was sure that Farrish had no leg fo stand on (S. Heym).
You still haven't given us the money that we need to reach a workable stage. You don't have a leg to stand on (M. Wilson).
not to have an inside rag to one's back див. N-600.
not to have a penny (або a sixpence) to bless oneself with (тж. not to have a penny; not to have a sou; розм. not to have a bean; амер. not to have a dime; not to have a red cent) не мати грошей, ^ не мати ні копійки за душею; див. тж. N-594;
І heard that Mr. Mell was not a bad sort of fellow, but hadn't a sixpence to bless himself with (Ch. Dickens).
This piece of information is my wedding present; it is all I can give, because, metaphorically speaking, ! haven't a soul (L. Tracy).
We've got to eat, and we still have to promote the patent. And we don't have a dime between us {M. Wilson).
600. not to have a rag (або a shirt) to •one's back (або name) (тж. not to have an inside rag to one's back) погано одягатися, ходити в лахмітті, ^ ходити голим; перен. не мати ні копійки за душею;
"What the hell does he do with his gold though?"
"That's what I'd like to know. Never seems to have a rag to his back" (K. S. Prichard).
You don't have a decent shirt to your name (I. Steele).
Nothing but outside finery goes down with them, though they've not an inside rag to their backs (H. Wood).
not to have a red cent див. N-599.
not to have a shirt to one's back (або name) див. N-600.
not to have a sixpence to bless one self with див. N-599.
not to have a sou див. N-599.
not to have a wink of sleep див. N-584.
not to have a word to throw at (або to) a dog бути дуже мовчазним, бути мов чазною людиною [шекспірівський вираз: As You Like It, д. 1, сц. 3}; див. тж. Н-724;
It is nothing to say that he hadn't a word to throw at a dog (Ch. Dickens).
Her mother was inaccessibly entrenched in a brown study; her father contemplating fate in the vinery. Neither of them had a word to throw to a dog (J. Galsworthy).
not to have got (або not to have) a brain in one's head не мати нічого в голові, бути безтямним, погано мізкувати.
not to have half the ghost of a chance див. N-592.
not to have much of a head for some thing погано запам'ятовувати щось;
A poem, d'ye say? Ah, my boy, I never did have much of a head for poetry (G. Bullett).
not to have much of a time не дуже добре провести час.
not to have one's button on див. B-219.
not to have the heart (to do або to say something) ^ рішучості не вистачає; рука не піднімається.
not to hear day or door шотл. пога но чути, бути глухуватим.
not to hold (one, something) of much account див. Н-702.
not to hurt a fly (тж. one wouldn't hurt a fly) І мухи не скривдити;
He's quite a nice fellow, you need never be frightened of him. He would not hurt a fly (D. du Maufier).
...Mr. Shuan would not hurt a Fly except when he was drinking (fi. Stevenson).
616. not to know A from В [тж. not to know (060 tell) В (або а В) from a battle dore (або from a broomstick, from a buffalo, from a bull's foot); not to know chalk from cheese; not to know the first thing about something; первісна амер. not to know beans; амер. not to know (one, something) from a hole in the ground] зовсім не знати (чогось, когось), зовсім не розбиратися в чомусь, g^ не знати ні аза, ні бе, ні рле;
І am a poor girl, and so ignorant that I do not know A from Б (В. Shaw).
That gawk in blucher boots and a felt helmet — that machine in a shoddy great-coat, who can scarcely. tell В from a bull's foot, and yet has the power to tell you and me and other men, who pay for the paving rate ... to move on! (E. Yat-es).
"I don't know Kirby from a hole in the ground," Frank said (D. Carter).
That poor sucker didn't know a vent [= ventilator] from a hole in the ground (I. Steele).
617. not to know enough to come in (або get) out of the rain [тж. not to know enough to come (або go) in when it rains; not to know enough to get out of the way of a steamroller] бути дурним, безглуздим, по гано мізкувати, нічого не розуміти;
You're silly, you don't know enough to come in out of the rain (J. Lindsay).
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Oh, shucks! you don't know enough to come in when it rains, Huck Finn (M. Twain).
A bachelor thinks a married woman doesn't know enough to get out of the way of a steamroller (Jerome K. Jerome).
not to know (one, something) from a hole in the ground див. N-616.
not to know if (або whether) one is (standing1) on one's head or on one's heels
(або legs) [тж. not to know if (або whether) one is standing on the soles of one's boots or the crown of one's hat] зовсім розгубитися, ^ не знати, на яку ступити;
I've had such a lot of worry lately that I don't know whether I'm on my head or my heels (H. Lawson).
...That female rouses and grouses until we don't know whether we"re standing on our head or our heels (K. S. Prichard).
He's a gammoning that here landlord, he is, Sir, till he doesn't rightly know whether he's standing on the soles of his boots or the crown oi his hat (Ch. Dickens).
620. not to know one from Adam не мати ніякого уявлення про когось, зовсім не знати когось;
And all the time 1 was wondering who he was. 1 didn't know him from Adam; I couldn't recall him a-bit (S. Leacock).
not to know the first thing about something див. N-616.
not to know where to turn див. N-625,
not to know whether one is (stand ing) on one's head or on one's heels (або legs) див. N-619.
not to know whether one is standing on the soles of one's boots or the crown of one's hat див. N-619.
not to know which way (або where) to turn бути в утрудненні, не знати, що робити, розгубитися;
But by obliging me to employ a boy, Caddy has embarrassed me to that extent, overwhelmed as I am wilh public business, that I don't know which way to turn (Ch. Dickens).
not to let one's left hand know what one's right hand does ^ хай ліва рука не знає, що робить права (не треба вихваля тися добрими вчинками) [етилі, бібл.].
not to lift a finger див. N-581.
not to lift (або move, stir) a foot з місця не ворухнутися.
not to lift a hand див. N-581.
not to look at something більше не втручатися у щось, більше не доторкнутися
ДО ЧОГОСЬ.
631. not to look oneself дуже змінитися, J
змінитися до невпізнання, не бути схожим на самого себе;
Do yon know, you did not look a bit like yourself just now? (D. du Maurier).
not to make chalk of one and cheese of the other однаково, «еупереджено -стави тися до когось, бути безстороннім.
not to matter a curse (або a damn, a darn, a dern, a farthing, a fig, a hang, a hoot, a pin, a rap, a rush, a sixpence, a straw, a tinker's curse, a tinker's damn, a whoop, tuppence, twopence, two hoots, two straws і т. д.) не мати ніякого значення;
And I tell you straight, any finicky half-inch difference in your bandage doesn't matter a tinker's curse (Л. Cronin).
"I'm a liberal man," Stanley went on expansively. "And it doesn't matter a tinker's damn to me what a man is so long as he's decent" (Л. Cronin).
not to mention не кажучи вже про.
not to mince (або without mincing) matters (або the matter, one's words) гово рячи прямо, відверто; див. тж. М-1124;
Now, without mincing the matter, we must admit that Mr. Cave was a liar (7/. Wells).
636. not to mind a curse (або a damn, a darn, a dern, a fig, a hang, a hoot, a pin, a rap, a rush, a straw, a tinker's curse, a tinker's damn, a whoop, tuppence, twopence, two hoots, two straws і т. д.) зовсім не цікавитися, не звертати уваги; див. тж. N-578;
Our governor thinks the public don't mind a straw about these newspaper rows '(W. Thackeray).
not to move a foot див. N-628.
not to move a peg див. N-581.
not to my knowledge наскільки мені відомо-— ні.
not to open one's lips (тж. to refuse to open one's lips) не вимовити ні слова.
not to put it past (to або that) one вважати людину здатною на щось.
not to put too fine an edge (або a point) on (або upon) it говорячи прямо, щиро, відверто, називаючи речі своїми Іме нами;
Not to put too fine a point on it, some of these peculiar mental states are as "catching" as the infectious fevers (A. Cronin).
My little woman is not in general partial to strangers, particular —not to put too fine a point upon it— when they want anything (Ch. Dickens).
643. not to raise a finger і пальцем не
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not
ворухнути, нічого не робити; не чинити ніяких перешкод;
Not a finger must be raised to hinder the process of the Law (/. Galsworthy).
not to raise a hair див. N-668.
not to say щоб не сказати.
not to see an inch before (або beyond) one's nose дав. С-100.
not to see a soul1 нікого не бачити.
not to see a step before {060 beyond) one's nose див. С-100.
not to see (one, something) for ages (або for an age) дуже довго не бачити (ко гось, щось); див. тж. Н-73І;
And the floors! They haven't seen water for ages (I. Steele)-
650. not to see the colour (або the cross) of one's money зовсім не бачити або не одержувати чиїхсь грошей;
Не had never seen the colour of ray money (Ch. Dickens). .
I know that I am sure she has been here a fortnight, and we have not yet seen the cross of her money (O. Goldsmith).
651. not to see the forest (або the wood) for the trees за деревами не бачити лісу;
You can't see the forest for the trees (D. Carter).
not to see two inches before beyond) one's nose див. С-100.
not to set (або to value і т. д.) (one, something) at a pin's fee ^ зовсім не ці нувати, не надавати ніякого значення (ко мусь,' чомусь) [шекспірівськай вираз; Ham let, д. І, щ. 4].
not to show a spark of interest (in) . не виявляти ніякого інтересу.
not to sleep a wink див. N-584.
not to stand a dog's chance див. N-592.
not to start a peg див. N-581.
not to stir a foot див. N-628.
not to stir a peg- див. N-581.
not to stir a step див. N-581.
not to take a refusal (або nay, no) [тж. to take no denial (або refusal)] не при ймати відмовлення, виявляти наполегливість;
...She allowed me to have my own way — as she does in everything —and the proposal was declined. Mr. Mount ford, however, would not take a refusal, but implored me to reconsider my decision (W. Alns-worth).
Afterwards she bought him something for himself, a stout pair of shoes, a bag of aniseed drops. When he protested, often with tears in his eyes,
as she opened her worn purse, she would simply press his arm and shake her head. "Your uncle won't take 'no1 " (A. Cronin).
"You're having supper and spending the night with us," Alex announced, in the tone of one who will take no refusal (A. Cronin).
662. not to take (або tear) one's eyes gaze) from (або off) (one, something) [тж. never take one's eyes (або gaze) from (або off) (one, something)] не відривати погляду від, не зводити очей з (когось, чогось), ми луватися (кимсь, чимсь);
During the whole of next day, Sam kept Mr. Winkle steadily in sight1, fully determined not to take his eyes off him for an instant (Ch.. Dickens).
Dorian Gray never took his gaze off him, but sat like one under a spell (O. Wilde).
not to tell В (або a B) from a battle dore (або from a broomstick, from a buf falo, from a bull's foot) див. N-616.
not to think much of (one, some- thing_) див. H-702.
not to think twice (about) 1) більше не думати (про когось, щось), забути; 2) зробити щось без вагань.
not to touch a hair of one's head див. N-588.
not to touch (one, something) with a barge-pole (або with a pair of tongs) три матися далі від (когось, чогось), не дотор куватися до (когось, чогось);
No man in his senses would touch it with a barge-pole (A. Cronin).
668. not to turn (або raise) a hair (тж. never raise a hair; without turning a hair) 1) не спітніти (про коня); 2) не зморив шись, без будь-яких ознак втоми, невтомно;
I'll lecture them blue in the face. I will, and not turn a hair (B. Shaw).
They've got to bring in the blasted army, navy, and air force to do the job that us blokes do daily without turning a hair (!. Lindsay).
3) не втрачати спокою, не виявляти збентеження, здивування, ^ і оком не повести;
And you know, I never raised a hair. It was just as if I expected you to call me (D. Carter).
not to turn а (або one's) hand over див. N-581.
not to value (one, something) at a pin's fee див. N-653. .
not to yield an inch див. N-577.
not under any circumstances ні за яких обставин, умов;
Now American Servicemen have been warned not under any circumstance^ to discuss outside their
not
702
not
bases the new equipment that has arrived or is expected from the U. S. (D. W. L., July 18, 1957).
673. not within (або out of) one's province [тж. out of one's line (або sphere)] не в чиїйсь компетенції; див. ~тж. W-1012 та 1-644, 2);
1 rarely talk to my uncle, as you know, and never about such things: he thinks everything but sewing and cooking above women's comprehension, and out of their line (Ch. BrontS).
674. not worth a bean (060 a brass farth ing, a button, a curse, a damn, a darn, a dern, a doit, a dump, a farthing, a fig, a groat, a halfpenny, a jigger, an old song, a penny, a pin, a pinch of snuff, a rap, a row of beans, a row of pins, a rush, a snap, a straw, three straws, two straws; амер. а cent, a red cent, a continental, a hill of beans, shucks і т. д.) нічого не вартий, ^ ламаного гроша не вартий;
If you change any of these things the Kukuanas will not believe any longer that we are wizards, and then our lives will not be worth a penny (H. Ride Haggard),
"I never saw a dog with a highfaluting name that ever was worth a rap," he said (J. London).
A woman's reputation up here is not worth a straw if she permits any sort o[ familiarity (K. S. Prichard).
not worth one's notice див. В-1142.
not worth one's while не вартий часу або роботи, уваги; див. тж. W-I387.
not worth powder and shot не вартий зусиль, ^ не варта справа заходу, шкурка вичинки не варта;
We have a writ out against him and another disreputable fellow, one of the pluy-actors, for a bill given to Mr. Skinner of this city, a most respectable Grocer and. Wine and Spirit Merchant, and a Member of the Society of Friends. This Cos&gan came crying to Mr. Skinner.—crying in the shop. Sir.— and we have not proceeded against him or the other, as neither were worth powder and shot (W. Thackeray).
not worth shucks див, N-674.
not worth the paper it is written (060 printed) on не вартий паперу, на якому написаний, надрукований (звич. вжив, з діє словом to be);
"What sort of an agreement?"
"A verbal agreement."
"A verbal agreement," says Tom, all high and mighty. "It's not worth the paper it's written on" (K. S. Prichard).
Is the guarantee often given to the customer on a sale of goods of any value — or is it not worth the paper it is printed on? (D. W. L., Feb. 14, 1959).
680. not worth three (або two) straws див. N-674.
not worthy to dust the dirt off one's shoes див. С-97.
no two ways about it (060 that) 1} це неминуче, іншого виходу немає; 2) двох думок не може бути;
There were no two ways about it, he had made a mess of this business (Th. Dreiser).
not your funeral див. І-1258.
noughts and crosses «хрестики і ну лики» (дитяча гра);
Не began a game of noughts and crosses on the blotting-paper (D. Cusack).
nourish a serpent (060 snake, viper.) (in one's bosom), to див. С-579.
novel of blood and thunder див. B-2248.
novel with a purpose (тж. problem novel) тенденційний роман,
now and again (або then) див. B-3092.
no whit див. N-137.
no wisdom like silence присл. ^ мов чання — золото.
now is your time настав твій час, кращої нагоди не буде, (зараз) ти маєш шанс;
"Strong, old boy," the Chevalier's worthy chum said, "if you want a little money, now's your time" (W. Thackeray).
692. now... now то..., то;
Now it was but a chair, now a table, now an ornate corner, which met her eye... (Th. Dreiser).
no wonder див. А-433.
now or never зараз або ніколи;
I sat down, and tried to compose my spirits. Now, or never, was the time to decide what it was my duty to my husband and my duty to myself to do next (W. Collins).
now that зараз, коли.
now then (тж. now, then) розм. 1)ну!, ану!, ну, ну!;
"Now then," she said, on returning- "walk down the garden a little way, and when I am ready I'll call you" (Th. Hardy).
2) скоріше, швидше!;
"Now then!" cried Mr. Tupman from the gallery. "Yes, yes, directly," replied Mr. Winkle (Ch. Dickens).
3) ну отже, отже;
Now then, children. It's high time you were washed and dressed (K. Mansfield).
"Now then, Brown," Jones went on, "you hitch on those cars and I'll start her. I'll be engineer, eh!" (S. Leacock).
now
703
objection
now we shan't be long сл. (часто ірон.) зараз все йде гаразд, як слід.
now you are talking! (тж. you're real ly talking!) розм. це діло, це мені подо бається;
"You'll have to spend the whole summer with us at the camp to get better." Joey said.
"Now you are talking!" (D. Carter).
My goodness, Doctor: You're really talking! I never heard anything so important for a long time (A. Cronin).
699. nuisance taxes амер. дрібні податки;
Other messages, next week, arc expected to call for a city payroll tax and several "nuisance taxes" authorized by the legislature but never used by the city (D. W. N. Y., March II, 1953).
700. null and void юр. що не має сили, недійсний (про документ тощо); див тж. G-153I;
In this latter case the contract would be null and void (M. Twain).
nullity suit юр. справа про визнання недійсним (документу, угоди, шлюбу І т. д.).
number goes up, one's див. N-704.
number ...is legion (тж. their number is legion) (їх) безліч; див. тж. N-I9;
The number of these camps was legion, of their employees a multitude ("S. White).
704. number is up, one's (тж. one's num ber goes up) 1) його (її і т. д.) справи погані, ^ він своє вже відспівав;
Yet I still couldn't think that his number was up... The case against him was too perfect and 1 felt that somewhere it must crack (Л, Cronin).
Our number's up. I think (/. Galsworthy)..
2) при смерті, ^ він на тонку пряде, йому три чисниці до смерті;
Ну patients get well as often as not. That is, unless their number's up (B. Shaw).
(as) numberless as the sands незчис ленні, ІІЄЗЛІЧЄННІ, ЯК ПІЩИНКИ, ^ ВНДИМО; невидиме, сила-силенна.
number one (тж. No 1) своє «я», своя власна особа (звич. вжив, у виразах to look after number one; to take care of num ber one);
Some conjurers say that number three is the magic number, and some say number seven. It's neither, my friend, neither. It's number one (Ch. Dickens).
number sands, to намагатися зроби ти неможливе [шекспірівський вираз; Ri chard, д. II, сц. 2].
numb hand, а незграбна, невправна людина; розтелепа, тюхтій.
nuptial knot, the див. М-892,
nurse a grudge (against one, some thing), to див. В-286.
nurse a hope, to див. С-576.
nurse an illusion, to див. С-577.
nurse a thought, to плекати думку;
Delighted with the increase in her cheque, Blod-wen nevertheless nursed a most disturbing thought (A. Cronin').
nurse is valued till the child has done sucking, the присл. няньку шанують, доки дитина мала.
nurse one's constituency, to парл. за добрювати виборців.
nurse one's hopes, to див. С-576..
nurse one's (або the) leg, to погойду вати ногою, поклавши її на другу ногу;
"You don't know me, Ma'am?" he said, looking so intently at Arabella that she began to feel quite alarmed.
"No, Sir," she replied timidly.
"No," said ihe gentleman, nursing his left leg; "I don't know how you should" (Ch. Dickens).
718. nurse (one, something) on one's knees, to гойдати на колінах (когось, щось);
The other... returning the weapon to its scabbard, sat nursing it on his knees without a single look upwards (J. Conrad).
nurse the fire, to підтримувати во гонь.
nurse the leg, to див. N-717.
nut house сл. будинок для психічно хворих, божевільня;
I'm running a nut house." He rubbed his hand over his bald dome. "You got to pay me For everything you spoiled, Blessy, you hear?" (A. Aiattz).
722. Nutmeg State, the див. В-2322.
0
oaken towel заст. ціпок, палка, кий.
oaks may fall when reeds stand the storm присл. ^ дуб ламається, а лозина нагинається.