не подавать виду

• НЕ ПОДАВАТЬ/НЕ ПОДАТЬ <НЕ ПОКАЗЫВАТЬ/НЕ ПОКАЗАТЬ> ВИДА <-у>

[VP; subj: human; often a clause in a compound sent after Conj "но", a main clause in a complex sent with a что-clause, or a main or subord clause in a complex sent containing a clause of concession]

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⇒ not to reveal (some thought, feeling, desire, intention etc):

- X не подал вида{{}}≈ X didn't let on (that...);

- X didn't show it (that...);

- X didn't let it (anything etc) show;

- X gave no sign (that... <of it etc>).

     ♦ Встреча с Чонкиным ее [Нюру] тоже взволновала, но она не подала виду... (Войнович 2). Encountering Chonkin had excited Nyura as well, but she didn't let on... (2a).

     ♦ ...Ничего он не чувствовал, кроме благодарности за то, что [Наденька] пришла. Он, конечно, и вида не подал (Ерофеев 3). All that remained was gratitude that she [Nadya] had come. Of course he didn't let a bit of this show (За).

     ♦ ...Она мне нравилась, и, как мне казалось, я тоже ей не был безразличен, хотя она не подавала виду (Рыбаков 1). I liked her and I thought that she wasn't entirely neutral towards me, though she gave no sign either way (1a).