what's in it for someone

what's in it for someone
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Sure I can help but what's in it for me? — Конечно, я помогу, но что мне от этого будет?

I can't see what's in it for me — Я не вижу, какая мне от этого польза


Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . . 2003.

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  • be too much for someone — phrase used for saying that something is too tiring, annoying, difficult etc for someone What with George’s funeral and her daughter’s divorce, it had all been too much for poor Elizabeth. Thesaurus: difficult or impossible to deal withsynonym… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pass for someone — pass for (someone/something) to appear to be someone or something else. A lot of what passes for humor these days is just anger expressed in the form of a joke. Although he s 35, he could still pass for a college student …   New idioms dictionary

  • in order (for someone) to do something — in order (for someone/something/) to do something phrase so that someone can do something or something can happen In order for the company to be profitable, sales would need to rise by at least 60%. What do I have to do in order to convince them? …   Useful english dictionary

  • be too much for someone — used for saying that something is too tiring, annoying, difficult etc for someone What with George s funeral and her daughter s divorce, it had all been too much for poor Elizabeth …   English dictionary

  • clinch it (for someone) — informal phrase to make you decide to do something that you were already thinking about What clinched it for me was the smug look on his face when he thought he’d won. Thesaurus: to become more definite, or to make something more definitesynonym… …   Useful english dictionary

  • in store (for someone) — phrase if something is in store for you, it will happen to you in the future None of us knew what lay in store. Thesaurus: certain or likely to happensynonym general words meaning to happensynonym Main entry: store …   Useful english dictionary

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  • for — [ weak fər, strong fɔr ] function word *** For can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): I bought some flowers for Chloe. Wait there for a while. as a conjunction (connecting two clauses): I told her to leave, for… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English


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