• НЕ ФУНТ ИЗЮМУ <-a> coll, often humor
[NP; these forms only; subj-compl with быть (subj: usu. abstr), usu. pres; fixed WO]
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⇒ sth. is no trifle, is a serious matter, is not to be taken lightly:
- X не фунт изюму••≈ X is nothing to sneeze <laugh> at;
- X is no joke.
♦ Сколько видел Федор за свою короткую жизнь, сколько слышал, войны хлебнул четыре ровных годика, тоже не фунт изюма... (Максимов 1). Fyodor had seen and heard a good deal in his short life. He'd supped four full years of war, which is also no joke (1a).
Синонимы:
важно, не фунт изюму, не хухры-мухры, не шутка