нога на ногу

• НОГА НА НОГУ (положить)

[NP; Invar; usu. obj of положить; fixed WO]

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⇒ (of a person) (to put) one leg across the other (when sitting):

- X положил{{}}нога на ногу ≈ X crossed his legs;

|| положив{{}}нога на ногу ≈ with (one's) legs crossed;

- (one's) legs crossed;

- with crossed legs;

- cross-legged.

     ♦ Кязым сидел, положив нога на ногу и обхватив руками колено, глядя на огонь, слушал председателя (Искандер 5). Legs crossed, hands clasping his knee, Kyazym sat and stared at the fire as he listened to the chairman (5a).