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БЕЗДОННАЯ БОЧКА a?//
NP;
sing only; fixed
WO1. usu.
subj-compl with copula,
nom or
instrum (subj
human)
a person who can drink a lot of alcohol without getting drunk
X — бездонная бочка - X drinks like hе's got a hollow leg; X can really hold his liquor.
2.
subj-compl with copula,
nom or
instrum (subj
usu. a noun denoting an enterprise) or obj sth. that requires perpetual monetary investments (which fail to bring about the desired result)
X is like a bottomless pit; X sucks up s.o.'s money; spending money on X is like pouring your money down the drain.