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Т109

найдено в "Большом русско-английском фразеологическом словаре"
НИ ТО НИ СЁ coll, usu. disapprovNPInvarusu. this WO
1. ( subj-compl with бытье, оказаться (subj: human or nonagreeing modif ) a person or thing that lacks distinguishing characteristics or features, that is mediocre
neither this nor that
neither one thing nor the othernothing out of the ordinaryrun-of-the-millnondescript(in limited contexts) betwixt and between.
...В одном звуке этого слова (миллионщик)... заключается что-то такое, которое действует и на людей подлецов, и на людей ни то ни сё, и на людей хороших, - словом, на всех действует (Гоголь 3). ...The mere sound of the word ("millionaire")... contains something that affects people of all descriptions: the ones who are scoundrels, the ones who are neither this nor that, and those who are really good-in short, it affects everybody (3c).
Есть род людей, известных под именем: люди так себе, ни то ни сё... (Гоголь 3). There is a type of man who is described as "so-so," neither one thing nor the other... (3a).
2. rare
adv
in a mediocre way, neither well nor poorly, neither positively nor negatively etc
so-so
fair to middling.
«Как твой сын учится?» - «Ни то ни сё». "How is your son doing in school?" "Fair to middling."
3. rare (often used as an indep. remark) used to relay one's own or someone else's previous or expected noncommittal response to a question, suggestion etc
neither yes nor no
one remains noncommittalone doesn't give ( s.o. ) any definite answer.

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