черт не брат

• (CAM) ЧЕРТ НЕ БРАТ кому coll

[VPsubj with быть; usu. pres] (in refer, to s.o. who acts with extreme independence, daring, audacity etc) nothing frightens s.o., s.o. boldly takes on any task, challenge, opponent etc, no one can compete with or intimidate s.o. (in the named area): сам чёрт X-у не брат ≈ the devil himself is (would be) no match for X; X would take on the devil himself.

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     ♦ ...В центре круга Диана отплясывала с тем самым желтолицым пижоном, обладателем орлиного профиля. У неё горели глаза, горели щёки, волосы летали над плечами, и чёрт был ей не брат (Стругацкие 1). In the center of the circle Diana was engaged in a wild dance with the sallow-faced fop, the owner of the eagle's profile. Her eyes burned, her cheeks burned, her hair flew above her shoulders, the devil himself was no match for her (1a).

     ♦ Феоктистов долго соображал, кто же из белоцерковских извозчиков самый отчаянный... "Ну что ж, позовём Брегмана, отпетого старика, - решил, наконец, Феоктистов. - Ему сам чёрт не брат" (Паустовский 1). Feoktistov sat for a long time pondering as to which of the drivers in Belaya Tserkov was indeed the most reckless. ..."Well, why not-let's call Bregman, the old rascal," Feoktistov decided at last. "He'd take on the devil himself" (1a).