Г450
ГАДАТЬ НА КОФЕЙНОЙ ГУЩЕ (НА БОБАХ)
coll,
usu. disapprovVPsubj:
humanusu. this
WO to make guesses or suppositions that are totally without foundation or are based on insufficient knowledge, information
etc: X гадал на кофейной гуще - X was taking shots in the darkX was taking (making) wild guesses(in limited contexts) X was reading tea leaves, о ГАДАНИЕ НА КОФЕЙНОЙ ГУЩЕ (НА БОБАХ)
NP « shots in the dark
wild guessesguesswork(in limited contexts) reading tea leaves.
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Г46 →← Г45