not for the world

not for the world
разг.
(not for (all) the world (тж. not for worlds))
ни за что на свете, ни за какие блага в мире; ≈ ни за какие коврижки

Oh, hide me! Don't let me be seen for the world. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Hard Times’, book II, ch. VI) — О, спрячьте меня! Он ни в коем случае не должен меня видеть.

Daphne, usually loquacious, felt as if she could not have spoken for the world. (M. Braddon, ‘Asphodel’, book I, ch. III) — Обычно разговорчивая, Дафне сейчас чувствовала, что у нее язык прилип к гортани.

Dorothy would not for the world have allowed herself the faintest demonstration of emotion... (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Northern Light’, part II, ch. 2) — Ни за что на свете Дороти не позволила себе хоть как-то проявить свои чувства...


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • not for the world — or[not for worlds] {adv. phr.} Not at any price; not for anything. * /I wouldn t hurt his feelings for the world./ * /Not for worlds would he let his children go hungry./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • not for the world — or[not for worlds] {adv. phr.} Not at any price; not for anything. * /I wouldn t hurt his feelings for the world./ * /Not for worlds would he let his children go hungry./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • for the world — See: NOT FOR THE WORLD …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • for the world — See: NOT FOR THE WORLD …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • For all the world — World World, n. [OE. world, werld, weorld, weoreld, AS. weorold, worold; akin to OS. werold, D. wereld, OHG. weralt, worolt, werolt, werlt, G. welt, Icel. ver[ o]ld, Sw. verld, Dan. verden; properly, the age of man, lifetime, humanity; AS. wer a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • For all the world — For For, prep. [AS. for, fore; akin to OS. for, fora, furi, D. voor, OHG. fora, G. vor, OHG. furi, G. f[ u]r, Icel. fyrir, Sw. f[ o]r, Dan. for, adv. f[ o]r, Goth. fa[ u]r, fa[ u]ra, L. pro, Gr. ?, Skr. pra . [root] 202. Cf. {Fore}, {First},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • not for all the coffee in Brazil — or[not for all the tea in China] or[not for anything in the world ] or[not for love or money] See: NOT FOR THE WORLD …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • not for all the coffee in Brazil — or[not for all the tea in China] or[not for anything in the world ] or[not for love or money] See: NOT FOR THE WORLD …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • All in the world — World World, n. [OE. world, werld, weorld, weoreld, AS. weorold, worold; akin to OS. werold, D. wereld, OHG. weralt, worolt, werolt, werlt, G. welt, Icel. ver[ o]ld, Sw. verld, Dan. verden; properly, the age of man, lifetime, humanity; AS. wer a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • The World Factbook —   …   Wikipedia

  • For the life of me — For For, prep. [AS. for, fore; akin to OS. for, fora, furi, D. voor, OHG. fora, G. vor, OHG. furi, G. f[ u]r, Icel. fyrir, Sw. f[ o]r, Dan. for, adv. f[ o]r, Goth. fa[ u]r, fa[ u]ra, L. pro, Gr. ?, Skr. pra . [root] 202. Cf. {Fore}, {First},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English


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