М136
НА РЫБЬЕМ МЕХУ
coll,
humorPrepPInvarnonagreeing
postmodif or
subj-compl with быть0 (
subj: a noun denoting an item of outer clothing)
fixed WO ( sth. is) of no use to a person against the cold, of no warmth, often because it is worn-out: у X-a пальто на рыбьем меху - X's coat has no warmth to it
X's coat offers no (little) protection from the elementsX's coat is no protection from the coldX's coat is threadbare.
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М137 →← М135