nothing loth

nothing loth
разг.
(nothing lo(a)th)
охотно, не прочь, не заставляя себя просить

The children were nothing loth, for the house was splendid, and the welcome kind enough. (W. Thackeray, ‘Henry Esmond’, part I, ch. XI) — Дети были не прочь там остаться, так как дом был прекрасный и приняли их приветливо.

‘Now,’ he said, ‘Tell me everything that has been happening.’ The sergeant, nothing loath, related all that he knew of the Gadfly's illness... (E. L. Voynich, ‘The Gadfly’, part III, ch. IV) — - Теперь, - сказал Монтанелли, - расскажите мне все, что произошло за это время. Сержант не заставил себя просить и с готовностью рассказал все, что знал о болезни Овода...

Mrs. Hall, nothing loath, answered his questions, and then developed a conversation. (H. G. Wells, ‘The Invisible Man’, ch. 1) — Миссис Холл охотно отвечала на его вопросы, надеясь таким образом вовлечь его в беседу.


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

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