Д138

ГРЕШНЫМ ДЕЛОМ coll, occas. humorNP instrumInvarsent adv (often parenth )fixed WO
used by the speaker to admit his own or another's mistake, weakness, oversight etc, or to inquire if another (often the interlocutor) has made a mistake, given in to a weakness, overlooked sth. etc: I'm afraid
much as I hate to admit (say) itI'm ashamed to saysad to say
(in refer, to the interlocutor or a third party only) you (he etc) didn't go and (do sth. ), did you (he etc)? «Они (два студента) как-то очень просто и хорошо обратились к старику. Он даже прослезился. Грешным делом, и я тоже» (Некрасов 1). "What they (two students) said to the old man was very simple, direct, sincere. He even shed a few tears. I'm afraid I did, too" (1a).
Когда я поступал в ресторан, у меня грешным делом мелькала мысль, что я... смогу завести какие-то знакомства (Лимонов 1). When I started at the restaurant, I am ashamed to say, I had the fleeting thought that I...could make some contacts (1a).

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