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ни туда (и) ни сюда
coll ни туды (и) ни сюды
substandAdvPthese forms onlyadv or predic
fixed WO 1. (subj: human, animal, or concr) some person (animal, or object) cannot move, will not move, cannot be moved etc in any direction from where he (or it) is (standing, sitting, presently located etc)
X ни туда и ни сюда X won't (can't) move (go) one way or the other
s.o. can't (can't manage to) move X one way or the otherX won't budgeX is stuck.
2. (subj: human or concr) some person (project etc) is not progressing toward the desired goal, some matter (undertaking etc) is not developing
X ни туда и ни сюда ' X is going nowhere (fast)
person X isn't getting anywhereperson X is making no headwayX is at a standstill.