недорого возьмет

• НЕДОРОГО <НЕ ДОРОГО> ВОЗЬМЕТ coll

[VP; subj: human; not used in the 1st pers; fut only; usu. used after another verb (in pfv fut or infin); fixed WO]

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⇒ one will do sth. (sth. bad, reprehensible, as denoted by the preceding verb) readily, without hesitation:

- X сделает Y - недорого возьмёт{{}}≈ X won't (wouldn't) think twice about doing Y;

- it won't (wouldn't) take much to make X do Y (to get X to do Y).

     ♦ [Телятев:] Хотите, с миллионщиком познакомлю? [Надежда Антоновна:] Да ты... и солгать не дорого возьмёшь (Островский 4). [Т.:] May I introduce you to a millionaire? [N.A.:] Oh...it doesn't take much to make you lie (4a).