nothing much

nothing much
разг.
так себе, ничего особенного; ≈ серединка на половинку

‘Are you feeling ill, old man?’ ‘No. Why?’ ‘Oh, nothing much. Only the last few days we've been thinking you look seedy and very worried about something.’ (R. Aldington, ‘Roads to Glory’, ‘The Case of Lieutenant Hall’) — - Ты не заболел, старина? - Нет. А что? - Да не волнуйся, ничего особенного. Просто ты последние дни неважно выглядишь и очень озабочен чем-то.

The first round there was nothing much in it. In the second round Angus... punched Mansfield round the ring. (‘The Observer’, OED) — В первом раунде не было ничего интересного. Во втором же Ангус... атаковал Мансфилда по всему рингу.


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

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Смотреть что такое "nothing much" в других словарях:

  • nothing much — not/nothing/much spoken phrase used for saying that something is not very important, good, or serious ‘What are you doing tomorrow?’ ‘Nothing much.’ There’s not much to get excited about. Thesaurus: words used for saying that something is… …   Useful english dictionary

  • nothing much — very little. I had nothing much to do that afternoon …   New idioms dictionary

  • nothing (much) to write home about — nothing (much) to write ˈhome about idiom (informal) not especially good; ordinary • The team s performance was nothing to write home about. Main entry: ↑writeidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • nothing much — not really anything, nothing very important …   English contemporary dictionary

  • have something/nothing/much etc. to say for yourself — have something/nothing/much (etc.) to say for yourself : to be able or unable to say something that explains what you are doing, have done, etc. I asked him about school, but he didn t have much to say for himself. Your teacher says you were… …   Useful english dictionary

  • have something/nothing/much to say for yourself — have something/nothing/much (etc.) to say for yourself : to be able or unable to say something that explains what you are doing, have done, etc. I asked him about school, but he didn t have much to say for himself. Your teacher says you were… …   Useful english dictionary

  • much — [ mʌtʃ ] (comparative more [ mɔr ] ; superlative most [ moust ] ) function word, quantifier *** Much can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by an uncountable noun): There isn t much time left. How much money do you have? as… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • there is nothing much to choose between A and B — there is nothing/not much/little to choose between A and B idiom there is very little difference between two or more things or people Main entry: ↑chooseidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • be nothing much to write home about — to not be especially good or exciting. The food was OK, but nothing to write home about …   New idioms dictionary

  • Much Ado About Nothing — For other uses, see Much Ado About Nothing (disambiguation). Facsimile of the title page of the quarto version of Much adoe about Nothing Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy written by William Shakespeare about two pairs of lovers, Benedick and… …   Wikipedia

  • nothing — noth|ing1 W1S1 [ˈnʌθıŋ] pron [: Old English; Origin: nan thing, nathing no thing ] 1.) not anything or no thing ▪ Nothing ever happens in this town. ▪ There s nothing in this box. ▪ There was nothing else the doctors could do. ▪ He had nothing… …   Dictionary of contemporary English


Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка:
Нажмите правой клавишей мыши и выберите «Копировать ссылку»