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ДАЛЬШЕ НЕКУДА ДАЛЬШЕ ЕХАТЬ (ИДТИ) НЕКУДА all coll these forms only predic ( impers or with subj: human, abstr , or a clause) may be used as a subord clause or indep. remark fixed WO

some person (thing, the way sth. is done etc) is as bad as he or it could possibly be

X - дальше ехать некуда - X couldn't be worse

itfs a case of the worst possible X X gives (a) new meaning to the word "bad" X is the worst (the pits) it (thing X) beats all (everything) (when used as an indep. remark) what next!

Непосредственное начальство Филармона Ивановича вскочило, едва взгляд наивысшего начальства прикоснулся к нему, и быстро сказало, что вопрос ясен, поведение - дальше некуда... (Бахтин 1). Philharmon Ivanovich's immediate boss jumped up as the top boss's gaze passed over him and quickly said that this was clearly a case of the worst possible conduct... (1a).

«Подтелков твой - из каких? Вахмистр?.. Ого! Одних со мной чинов. Вот это так!.. Дожи-ли... Дальше некуда!» (Шолохов 3). "Your Podtyolkov - what is he? A sergeant-major?.. .Oho! The same rank as me. Well, well!...The things we've lived to see....What next!" (3a).