| Subject | English | Russian |
| Makarov. | he doesn't take it seriously | он не принимает это всерьёз |
| inf. | it doesn't take | не нужно быть (It doesn't take a great detective to work this one out. • Well, it doesn't take a genius to understand the implication. 4uzhoj) |
| idiom. | it doesn't take a brain surgeon to | не нужно быть семи пядей во лбу, чтобы (realize, see, figure out something VLZ_58) |
| gen. | it doesn't take a crystal ball to see that | ясно как божий день (Ufel Trabel) |
| gen. | it doesn't take a fortune teller to | не нужно быть Нострадамусом, чтобы (It doesn't take a fortune teller to predict the dominance of interfaceless experience in the near future. 4uzhoj) |
| idiom. | it doesn't take a genius to | не нужно быть семи пядей во лбу, чтобы (figure out something, etc; Washington Post Alex_Odeychuk) |
| idiom. | it doesn't take a genius to | не надо быть семи пядей во лбу, чтобы (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| idiom. | it doesn't take a genius to know that | не надо быть гением, чтобы понять, что (Washington Post Alex_Odeychuk) |
| gen. | it doesn't take a rocket scientist | нетрудно (also you don't have to be a rocket scientist if you say that it doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand something, you mean that it is obvious (usually + to do something) Drugs equals crime. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that one out. See also: rocket, scientist, take Cambridge Idioms Dictionary, 2nd ed. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006. Alexander Demidov) |
| idiom. | it doesn't take a rocket scientist to do something | не нужно быть семи пядей во лбу (чтобы сделать что-либо: It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that if you treat her well, she'll be happier. Phyloneer) |
| gen. | it doesn't take a rocket scientist | на это особого ума не надо (Flen) |
| idiom. | it doesn't take a rocket scientist to | не нужно быть семи пядей во лбу, чтобы (realize, see, figure out something VLZ_58) |
| gen. | it doesn't take a rocket scientist to | и ежу понятно (understand, etc.; KudoZ) |
| idiom. | it doesn't take a Sherlock Holmes to | не нужно быть семи пядей во лбу, чтобы (do something Taras) |
| idiom. | it doesn't take a Sherlock Holmes to figure out | как можно легко догадаться (george serebryakov) |
| inf. | it doesn't take a Sherlock Holmes to figure out | к бабке ходить не надо, чтобы догадаться (VLZ_58) |
| gen. | it doesn't take an expert to see that | много ума не надо, чтобы понять, что (yarkru) |
| gen. | it doesn't take an expert to see that | не нужно быть экспертом, чтобы понять, что (yarkru) |
| idiom. | it doesn't take any brains to realize that | и ежу понятно, что (New York Times Alex_Odeychuk) |
| gen. | it doesn't take from the effect of the play | это не ослабляет впечатления, которое производит пьеса |
| idiom. | it doesn't take genius to | не нужно быть семи пядей во лбу, чтобы (Taras) |
| saying. | it doesn't take him much to tell a lie | он соврёт – недорого возьмёт |
| quot.aph. | it doesn't take long | это не займёт много времени (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| gen. | it doesn't take someone long to realize | быстро понять (After coming to B.C., it doesn't take most young people long to realize they won't be homeowners in the next twenty or thirty years. ART Vancouver) |
| Makarov. | it doesn't take long to squander a fortune away if you're not careful | можно быстро промотать состояние, если быть беспечным |
| inf. | it doesn't take much | не велика хитрость (to) |
| journ. | it doesn't take much to do sth. | несложно (Ying) |
| gen. | it doesn't take much to make her cry | чуть что — и она уже плачет |
| Makarov. | it doesn't take much to seduce me from my work | не нужно очень много, чтобы заставить меня забыть о моей работе |
| gen. | it doesn't take much to seduce me from my work | чтобы отвлечь меня от работы, достаточно малого |
| gen. | it doesn't take much wits to | много ума не надо (Doesn't take much wits to use sneak attacks. • It doesn't take much wits to figure out that it was the serving men and women that kept a castle running. 4uzhoj) |
| gen. | Jim and Mary often argue, but it doesn't take them long to come around | Джим и Мери часто ссорятся, но быстро мирятся |
