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no pain, no gain
"Не попотеешь, не заработаешь". Русские аналоги: "под лежачий камень вода не течет", "без труда не вытащишь и рыбку из пруда".
If you want to be successful you should work hard. No pain, no gain.
Если хочешь быть успешным, нужно усердно работать. Без труда не вытащишь и рыбку из пруда.
no sooner --- than
As soon as; at once when; immediately when.
No sooner did he signal to turn than the other car turned in front of him.
No sooner were the picnic baskets unpacked than it began to rain.
no sweat
Easily accomplished, uncomplicated.
That job was no sweat.
We did it no sweat.
no two ways about it
No other choice; no alternative.
The boss said there were no two ways about it; we would all have to work late to finish the job.
no use
have no use for
No purpose; no object; no gain.
Bob said, "Let's try again." Dick answered, "It's no use."
There's no use in crying about your broken bicycle.
Bad opinion; no respect; no liking. Usually used after "have".
He had no use for dogs after a dog bit him.
Jimmy had no use for arithmetic because it was hard for him.
no way
Not at all; never; under no circumstances.
Do you think I will do the house chores alone? No way!
When a friend tried to get Mark to jump out of a plane with a parachute, he immediately responded, "No way!"
no wonder
small wonder
Not surprising; to be expected.
No wonder the portable heater doesn’t work. It’s not plugged into the electrical outlet!
It is no wonder that the children love to visit the farm.
Jack has been out of town for several weeks. No wonder we haven’t seen him recently.
The Browns didn't go to the fair. Small wonder - they dislike large noisy crowds.
nodding acquaintance
have a nodding acquaintance with
Less than casual acquaintance.
Шапочное знакомство.
At the conference, I had a nodding acquaintance with several industry leaders, but I didn’t get a chance to talk to them in depth.
На конференции я познакомился с несколькими лидерами отрасли, но мне не удалось толком поговорить с ними.
He has a nodding acquaintance with classical music, enough to recognize a few famous composers, but he wouldn't consider himself an expert.
Он поверхностно знаком с классической музыкой, достаточно хорошо знает нескольких известных композиторов, но не считает себя экспертом.
I have never spoken to the chancellor; we have only a nodding acquaintance.
Я никогда не разговаривал с канцлером, у нас только шапочное знакомство.
I see my neighbor in passing, and while we greet each other, we’re really just nodding acquaintances.
Проходя мимо, я вижу своего соседа, и хотя мы приветствуем друг друга, на самом деле мы просто киваем друг другу.