Т-227

ни туда (и) ни сюда coll ни туды (и) ни сюды substand AdvP these forms only adv or predic fixed WO

1. (subj: human, animal, or concr) some person (animal, or object) cannot move, will not move, cannot be moved etc in any direction from where he (or it) is (standing, sitting, presently located etc)

X ни туда и ни сюда X won't (can't) move (go) one way or the other

s.o. can't (can't manage to) move X one way or the other X won't budge X is stuck.

Ключ почему-то застрял в скважине и не поворачивался ни туда ни сюда (Гинзбург 2). The key somehow stuck in the lock and I couldn't manage to move it one way or the other (2a).

2. (subj: human or concr) some person (project etc) is not progressing toward the desired goal, some matter (undertaking etc) is not developing

X ни туда и ни сюда ' X is going nowhere (fast)

person X isn't getting anywhere person X is making no headway X is at a standstill.