Т137
ВЗЯТЬ В ТОЛК (что)
collVPsubj:
humanusu. infin with a finite form of не мочь or
neg futoften
foil. by a
subord clause) to comprehend
sth. : X не мог взять в толк - X couldn't understand (figure out)
sth.X couldn't make (could make no) sense of
sth.X couldn't make head nor (or) tail of
sth.X couldn't make heads or tails of
sth.(in limited contexts) X couldn't grasp the fact that
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Т138 →← Т136