Ч62
ЧЕМ HE...
collInvarused (with
NP that follows it) as
indep. sent,
usu. as a
rhet question or exclamation) the person (thing
etc) named has all or most of the qualities, characteristics to qualify him (it
etc) as a member of the category to which he (it
etc) is said to belong: (
s.o. sth. ) is nothing short of a
NP(
s.o. (sth.»is a perfectly good
NP)(
s.o. (sth.»is a regular
NP)how's that for a
NP? Приезжай отдыхать к нам. У нас тут и речка, и песчаный пляж - чем не курорт! Come vacation at our place. We've got a stream and a sandy beach - it's nothing short of a resort!
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