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КАК ОТ КОЗЛА МОЛОКА oт кого

(coll, disapprov.) with gen.: пользы, толку

  • someone or something is ofabsolutely no use, help etc: as useful as tits on a boar
  • good for nothing
  • one gets as much good out as milk from a he-goat
  • trying to get some use out of someone is like trying to get milk out of a billy goat
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РОЖДЕСТВО

[razhdistvo]

neuter

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Жанна Фриске - “Ла-ла-ла”
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Стоит наркоман в автобусе.
- Кто потерял 10 рублей?
Молчание.
- Кто потерял 10 рублей?
Молчание.
- Так кто потерял 10 рублей?
Бабулька:
-Ой, кажется, это я потеряла.
Наркоман:
-Так что ж ты стоишь? Ищи!!

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