П235
HE ПОДАРОКHE ПОДАРОЧЕК both
collNPthese forms onlysubj-compl with быть0)
1. (subj: human a person who is not easy to have dealings with
X - не подарок = X is no prize
X is tough (no fun) to deal withX is no gift to mankind (humanity)X is no pushoverX is a tough customer(in limited contexts) X is going to be trouble.
2. ( subj: abstr or infin) sth. (or doing sth. ) is unpleasant, undesirable
X - не подарок - X isn't what I (you) would call luck (fun)
X isn't my (our) idea of fun (of fun and games, of a good time)X is no picnic.
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