набивать оскомину

• НАБИВАТЬ/НАБИТЬ ОСКОМИНУ coll

[VP; usu. pfv]

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1. (чем) [subj: usu. human]

⇒ to get an astringent sensation in one's mouth from sth. sour, tart (often unripe apples, berries etc):

- X набил оскомину (Y-ами) - X had a bitter taste in his mouth (from Ys);

- Ys left (X with) a bitter taste in X's mouth;

- Ys made X's mouth pucker;

- X set his teeth on edge (with Ys);

- Ys set (put) X's teeth on edge.

     ♦ "Они должны понять, что мы только можем проиграть, действуя наступательно..." - думал Кутузов. Он знал, что не надо срывать яблока, пока оно зелено. Оно само упадет, когда будет зрело, а сорвёшь зелено, испортишь яблоко... и сам оскомину набьёшь (Толстой 7). "They must see," he [Kutuzov] thought, "that we can only lose by taking the offensive..." He knew the apple must not be picked while it is still green. It will fall of itself when ripe, but if you pick it unripe you spoil the apple...and set your teeth on edge (7a).

2. набивать оскомину (кому) [subj: usu. abstr]

⇒ (of a statement, idea, procedure etc) to elicit an unfavorable reaction, cause s.o. to react negatively (by being or having been overused, often repeated, boring etc):

- X набил (Y-y) оскомину{{}}≈ X sets Y's teeth on edge;

- Y is (has become) sick and tired of X;

- Y is fed up with X;

|| набивший (-ая, -ее) оскомину анекдот (фраза, клише и т. п.) ≈ hackneyed (trite, tired old etc) joke (phrase etc);

- cliche.

     ♦ "Парады, встречи, караулы - вся эта дворцовая служба набила мне оскомину" (Шолохов 2). "I am sick and tired of the whole business of service at court with its parades, receptions, changing of the guard and so on" (2a).

     ♦ Правда, среди набивших оскомину оборотов звучат и новые имена, новые... темы (Эткинд 1). It's true that among the tired old turns of phrase there are some new names and new...themes (1a).