| gen. |
ни дать ни взять (прибавляется к ирон. утверждению); нечего сказать (прибавляется к ирон. утверждению); мне нечего сказать (прибавляется к ирон. утверждению); по-моему (1. I disbelieve 2. A warning that what was said was ironical (informal). CD. you're the paragon of virtue, I don't think. CED. In informal speech, expressions like I don't think or I don't suppose are often added after a negative statement. This makes no difference to the meaning of the statement. She hasn't got much chance of passing her driving test, I don't think. OEGC We won't be home before midnight, I don't suppose. Alexander Demidov); как бы не так (used after a statement to indicate an emphatic or ironic negative: There's lots of good things to watch on the telly tonight – I don't think! WT Alexander Demidov) |
