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ДУША HE ПРИНИМАЕТ highly coll VP subj. fixed WO

s.o. has absolutely no desire, or finds it repulsive, to eat or drink sth. : it (just) won't go down

person X couldn't eat a (another) bite person X couldn't drink a (another) drop (just) the thought of food (drinking) makes person X sick.

Анна Савишна, бледно улыбаясь, брала кусочек, переминала его дёснами, но потом сплевывала украдкой, чтобы не обидеть Маргариту Антоновну, - больно уж та гордилась своей стряпнёй... Да что поделать, если душа не принимает, кто бы ни стряпал, хоть повар-расповар (Грекова 3). Anna Savishna, smiling weakly, took a piece, mashed it with her gums, and then spit it out stealthily so as not to offend Margarita Antonovna, who was really proud of her concoctions. But what can you do if it just won't go down, no matter who made it, even a five-star chef (3a).