Ш99
ШУТИТЬ HE ЛЮБИТHE ШУТИТШУТИТЬ НЕЛЬЗЯ с кем-чем all
collVPsubj:
human, collect, or a noun denoting a natural phenomenon (1st and 2nd variants)
impers predic with бытье, pres only (3rd
var. )
fixed WO (1st
var. )) a person (group, or force of nature) should be taken seriously, paid serious attention to, obeyed
etc because he (or it) may cause trouble (if
s.o. is careless, disobedient
etc)
X шутить не любит - X is not to be taken lightly
X is not something (someone) to mess withthere's no fooling around with X(of a person only) X doesn't (won't) stand for any nonsenseX dislikes being trifled with
X шутить этим (такими вещами и т.п.) не любит - X doesn't treat such things (things like this etc) lightly.
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