К-428

КАК (ТАМ) НИ КРУТИСЬ (НИ ВЕРТИСЬ) coll subord clause these forms only fixed WO

regardless of what one does ( sth. cannot be avoided, changed etc): no matter what you do (one does)

no matter how (hard) you try (one tries) however much you try (one tries) try as you (one) might.

«Ты огорчил барина!» - с расстановкой произнес Илья Ильич и пристально смотрел на Захара, наслаждаясь его смущением. Захар не знал, куда деваться от тоски... «Эх, смерть нейдет!» - подумал он, видя, что не избежать ему патетической сцены, как ни вертись (Гончаров 1). "You have grieved your master!" Oblomov spoke in a measured tone, fixing his gaze on Zakhar and enjoying his discomfort. Zakhar was so miserable he did not know what to do...."Ah, I wish I were dead!" he thought, seeing that no matter how he tried, he would be unable to escape a "pathetic" scene (1b).

(У меня) есть работа - не очень хорошая, но и не мерзкая... Да, вот с деньгами худо. Как ни крутись, а в зарплату не уложишься (Аржак 2). I've got a job-not a very good one, but not too bad either... .True, the money's not so good. However much you try, you can't make ends meet (2a).