Ч85
ЧЕМ ЧЁРТ HE ШУТИТ (saying) all kinds of things could happen, anything can happen (used to express the fear that
sth. bad might happen, or the hope that
sth. desirable but unlikely will happen): - (there's) no telling what could (might) happenyou can never tell what might happenyou never can tellyou never knowstranger things have happenedanything' possible.
Abbreviated form of the saying «Чем чёрт не шутит, пока (когда) Бог спит» ("The devil plays all kinds of tricks while God is asleep").
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Ч86 →← Ч84