there are no flies on

there are no flies on
жарг.
1) (smb.) его не проведёшь; он начеку; он не дурак (австрал.; тж. there are no flies about smb.) [there are no flies on smb. первонач. австрал. или амер. Предположительно говорилось о животном настолько быстром, резвом, что на него не могла и муха сесть]

There are no flies on me, Arthur thought. (A. Sillitoe, ‘Saturday Night and Sunday Morning’, part I, ch. II) — "Меня не проведешь", - подумал Артур.

2) (smb.) ему энергии не занимать, он полон энергии, бодрости

...there are no flies on old Shropshire. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Maid in Waiting’, ch. XVI) — ...старый Шропшир удивительно бодр.

3) (smb., smth.) он абсолютно безупречный человек; ≈ отличного качества; комар носу не подточит (тж. have no flies on или австрал. about it)

It would appear that there are no flies on your uncle. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Swan Song’, part II, ch. VI) — Дядюшка ваш, надо полагать, человек надежный.

He emptied his glass at a gulp and smacked his lips. ‘There are no flies about that, I lay. Now I'll be toddling.’ (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Merry-Go-Round’, part I) — Джемс залпом выпил виски и облизнул губы. - Штука недурная, надо сказать. Ну, мне пора.

There are no flies on this transaction. — Это безупречная сделка.


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

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