Е25
ЕЩЁ БЫ!
collAdvPInvarused as affirm particlemay be
foil. by не + a relevant word or phrase from the preceding context: ещё бы я не знал, ещё бы (мне) не знать, ещё бы не серьёзно
etc)
1. used as an emphatic affirmative response to a question or rejoinder to a statement: (but) of course (I do ( he was etc))!
and how!I'll say!I should say so!you said it!you bet!
2.there is nothing unusual (in what has been stated), nothing different could be expected ( usu. foil. by an explanation as to why): (therefe) nothing surprising about (in) that
no wonderof course (not)(in limited contexts) how could
s.o. not (do
sth. ) (
sth. not (happen)
etc).
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