СМЕХ И ГОРЕ
• (И) СМЕХ И ГРЕХ <ГОРЕ> coll
[indep. clause; these forms only; fixed WO]
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⇒ sth. is both amusing and sad, is ridiculous and pathetic at the same time:
- you don't know whether to laugh or cry;
- it makes you want to laugh and cry (at the same time);
- it's (both) funny and sad at the same time.
♦ Посмотрите на эту актрису. Ну разве можно в пятьдесят лет играть Джульетту? И смех и грех! Just look at that actress. Really, how can you possibly play Juliet at fifty years of age? It's funny and sad at the same time!
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