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HE К ДОБРУ
PrepPInvarsubj-compl with бытыз (
subj:
usu. abstr or a clause, often это), pres only, or
adv sth. forebodes ill fortune, harmful consequences
X не к добру — no good will come of X
X will lead to no goodX bodes ill (no good)X is not a good signX is a bad omen (sign)X is bad luckX means trouble.
here I'm going on my fifth decade and I haven't been sick even once - haven't had as much as a sore throat, never even as much as a boil or carbuncle....No, that doesn't bode any good! Some time or other I'll have to pay for it" (3b). "See for yourself, Ivan Grigorievich, I'm going on fifty now and I've never been sick. Not even a sore throat or a boi 1 or anything.... It's not a good sign - someday I'll have to pay for it..." (3e).