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"She's very clever, isn't she?" "I don't know about clever, but she certainly knows how to use people" — "Какая она умница, не правда ли?" - "Ну, насчет умницы и бы не торопился, а то, что она может умело пользоваться людской слабостью, так это точно"

"She's a pretty girl, isn't she?" "I don't know about pretty. She's certainly got plenty of money" — "Правда, она симпатичная?" - "Ну, насчет симпатичной я ничего не могу сказать, а вот то, что у нее много денег, это верно"


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

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  • not want to know (about something) — not want to ˈknow (about sth) idiom (informal) to take no interest in sth because you do not care about it or it is too much trouble • I ve tried to ask her advice, but she doesn t want to know (= about my problems). • ‘How much was it?’ ‘ …   Useful english dictionary

  • know beans about something — (not) know beans about (something) American & Australian, informal to know nothing about something. I don t know beans about computers I ve never even used one …   New idioms dictionary

  • know from something — in. to know about something. (See also not know from nothing.) □ Do you know from timers, I mean how timers work? □ I don’t know from babies! Don’t ask me about feeding them! …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • not know the first thing about something — not know the first thing/not have the first idea/about something phrase to not know anything about a subject or not have the skills to do something He doesn’t know the first thing about literature. Thesaurus: to not know something or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • not have the first idea about something — not know the first thing/not have the first idea/about something phrase to not know anything about a subject or not have the skills to do something He doesn’t know the first thing about literature. Thesaurus: to not know something or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • not know the first thing about — To know nothing about • • • Main Entry: ↑first * * * have not the slightest idea about (something) * * * not know the first thing about : to have little or no knowledge about (something or someone) I don t know the first thing about… …   Useful english dictionary

  • not know the first thing about something — not know the first thing about (something) to know nothing about something. I don t know why you re asking Alice, she doesn t know the first thing about sports …   New idioms dictionary

  • not know the first thing about something — (not) know the first thing about (something) to not know anything about a particular subject. I don t know why you re asking Rob, he doesn t know the first thing about classical music …   New idioms dictionary

  • not know beans about something — (not) know beans about (something) American & Australian, informal to know nothing about something. I don t know beans about computers I ve never even used one …   New idioms dictionary

  • not know beans about something — not know beans about (something) to know nothing about something. I don t know beans about computers I ve never even used one …   New idioms dictionary

  • not know which way to turn — or[not know which way to jump] {v. phr} To be puzzled about getting out of a difficulty; not know what to do to get out of trouble. * /When Jane missed the last bus home, she didn t know which way to turn./ * /After Mr. Brown died, Mrs. Brown had …   Dictionary of American idioms


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