1500 русских и 1500 английских идиом, фразеологизмов и устойчивых словосочетаний

не иметь ни малейшего представления (о чем-л.)

not to know the first thing about something

I’m afraid I don’t know the first thing about engines.

не к месту

beside the point; out of place

Your observation is very interesting, but beside the point.

Her dress was very beautiful, but I thought it looked out of place.

не мытьем, так катанием

by hook or by crook; by fair means or foul

I’ll get your brother to come, by hook or by crook.

He is determined to win by fair means or foul.

не находить себе места

to have kittens

The boy didn’t get home last night and his mother was having kittens wondering what to do.

не падать духом

to keep one’s chin up

When her husband left her, she had to keep her chin up for the sake of the children.

не первой молодости

no spring chicken

She looks younger than she is, but she is no spring chicken.

не по дням, а по часам

by leaps and bounds

The profits are increasing by leaps and bounds.

не спускать глаз (с кого-л./чего-л.)

to keep an eye on someone/something

She asked me to keep an eye on her suitcase.

не стесняться в выражениях

not to mince one’s words

She told him emphatically not to come again, she didn’t mince her words.

не терять головы

to keep one’s head; to keep a level head

She kept her head when she found that the house was on fire.

Hugh is known for his ability to keep a level head in every situation.

не чувствовать под собой ног (от счастья и т. п.)

to walk on air; to be beside oneself

John has been walking on air since he got the job.

The children were beside themselves on the last day of school.

не шутка

no joke; no laughing matter

It was no joke when my car broke down in the middle of the busy motorway.

The loss of a passport is no laughing matter.

невооруженным глазом

with the naked eye

These stars are too far away to be seen with the naked eye.

нем как рыба (as) silent as the grave

нести вздор

to talk through one’s hat

You’re talking through your hat. I don’t believe you.

нести свой крест

to bear one’s cross

Nobody could help him. He just had to bear his cross.

нестись сломя голову

to break one’s neck

I broke my neck trying to get there in time to meet you.

ни в грош не ставить (кого-л./что-л.)

to set little store by someone/something

Jane sets little store by her husband’s opinion.

ни в жизнь

not on your life

Will you marry her? – Not on your life!

ни в одном глазу

(as) sober as a judge

All my friends were drunk, but I was sober as a judge.

ни за какие коврижки

not for love or money; not for all the tea in China

I won’t do it for love or money.

I wouldn’t go back there for all tea in China.

ни рыба ни мясо

neither fish nor fowl

It tasted of neither fish nor fowl.

ни с того ни с сего

without rhyme or reason

Three men attacked Joe without rhyme or reason.

ни свет ни заря

bright and early

She got up bright and early.

ни слуху ни духу (о ком-л./чем-л.)

neither hide nor hair of someone/something

I thought I left the documents on the table, but I couldn’t find either hide nor hair of them.

ни то ни се

betwixt and between

The dinner we had yesterday at the restaurant was betwixt and between.

ниже пояса

below the belt

I think it was a bit below the belt to embarrass her in front of other guests.

никоим образом

by no means; not by a long chalk

I was by no means certain that they would sign the contract.

I haven’t yet finished the work by a long chalk.

ничего особенного

nothing to write home about

The concert was nothing to write home about.