- С-490
- СОПЛЁЙ ПЕРЕШИБЁШЬ (кого)
СОПЛЁЙ ПЕРЕШИБИТЬ МОЖНО both substand , derog
VP
neg pfv fut, gener. 2nd pers sing (1 st var. ) or impers predic with бытье (2nd var. )
fixed WO
s.o. looks weak, feeble, as if he could easily be beaten in a physical conflict: X-a соплёй перешибёшь - you could knock X down just by looking (sneezing) at himyou could knock X down (sp lit X in half etc) with a (one) good sneeze a (one) good sneeze could knock X down.«Гляжу, рядом с вахтой офицерья навалом и все — навытяжку, а посреди них сидит себе на стульчике, покуривает плюгавенький такой шибздик (slang = недоросток) в полковничьей папахе, соплёй перешибёшь» (Максимов 1). "All around the guard-room there were crowds of officers and all of them were standing to attention, and in the middle, sitting smoking on a little stool, is a puny little runt in a colonel's coat. You could have knocked him down just by looking at him" (1a).
Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь. — М.: ACT-ПРЕСС КНИГА. С.И. Лубенская. 2004.