Б33
НИ БЕ НИ ME (НИ КУКАРЕКУ)
highly collthese forms onlyfixed WO 1. \Б-33 (в чём) ( usu. predic with subj: human one knows, understands etc nothing (about sth. ): X (в Y-e) ни бе ни ме = X doesn't know (understand) a thing (the first thing) about Y
X doesn't know beans (squat) about Y(in refer, to one's command of a foreign language, technical jargon
etc) X doesn't know
understand) a word of Y
(in refer, to a foreign language only) X can't say two words in (speak a word of) Y.
2. (predic (with subj: human or obj) one says nothing, keeps silent
X (не говорит) ни бе ни ме - X doesn't say boo
X doesn't let out a peepX doesn't utter a sound.