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НА ДОРОГЕ (HA УЛИЦЕ, НА ПОЛУ, HA ЗЕМЛЕ) HE ВАЛЯЕТСЯ
collVPpres only
fixed WO 1. ( subj: usu. concr) sth. cannot be obtained easily, without effort
X на дороге не валяется = you don't (won't) find X lying around (in (on) the street)
you don't (won't) find X (just) waiting to be picked up (be found )X won't just fall into your lapX can't be had just for the asking(
usu. of money) X doesn't grow on trees.
2. (subj: human (often pi), abstr , or concr) some type of person (thing etc) is rare, not often found: (of people or things)
Х-ы (такие
NPs), как X,) на дороге не валяются = Xs (
NPs) like X) are hard (not easy) to come byXs (
NPs) like X) don't come along every dayXs (
NPs) like X) are few and far betweenthere aren't (that) many Xs about (around) (these days)
(of qualities etc) X на дороге не валяется - X is hard (not easy) to come by.