grumbleradded a comment 6 years ago
Ули, так и напиши ass, а то могут подумать что-нибудь похуже...
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—asked for translation 6 years ago
How to translate? (ru-en)
ни в зуб ногой
User translations (6)
- 1.
to be clueless
translation added by Tatiana GerasimenkoGold ru-en5 - 2.
to not know shit from Shinola
translation added by ⁌ ULY ⁍Gold ru-en3 - 3.
to not know one’s ass from a hole in the ground
translation added by ⁌ ULY ⁍Gold ru-en3 - 4.
to not know xxx from a hole in the ground
translation added by ⁌ ULY ⁍Gold ru-en2 - 5.
to know absolutely nothing; not to know beans about; not to have a clue
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translation added by grumblerGold ru-en2 - 6.
not to know beans;
not to know chalk from cheese
translation added by Zotova Olga1
Discussion (4)
⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 6 years ago
This xxx can be anything: he doesn’t know physics/English/a good woman/a great opportunity... from a hole in the ground
grumbleradded a comment 6 years ago
Thanks.
This definitely needed clarification, as the original expression is about 'ass' and it hardly makes any (literal) sense after substitution.
And 'xxx' is sort of ambiguous.
⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 6 years ago
👍🏼