что делается!

• ЧТО кому-чему ДЕЛАЕТСЯ! coll

[VPsubj; pres only; fixed WO]

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⇒ s.o. or sth. is the same as always, has not changed (and there is no reason why he or it should be otherwise, or anyone should think otherwise):

- что X-у делается? ≈ what could (possibly) happen to X?;

- what could be wrong with X?;

- [in limited contexts;

- in refer, to a person, usu. in response to the question "X здоров?"] why wouldn't X be?

     ♦ "Я считаю долгом предостеречь вас. Нашему брату, старому холостяку, можно сюда ходить: что нам делается? Мы народ прокалённый, нас ничем не проберёшь; а у вас кожица ещё нежная..." (Тургенев 3). "I consider it my duty to warn you. It is all very well for people like me - for old bachelors - to go on coming here. What could possibly happen to us? We are a hard-boiled lot; you cannot do much to us. But you have a tender skin" (3b).

     ♦ На другой день, только что Обломов проснулся... Захар, подавая ему чай, сказал, что когда он ходил в булочную, так встретил барышню... "Ну?" - нетерпеливо спросил Обломов. "Ну, кланяться приказали, спрашивали, здоровы ли вы, что делаете". - "Что ж ты сказал?" - "Сказал, что здоровы; что, мол, ему делается?.." (Гончаров 1). Next morning, as soon as Oblomov woke up...Zakhar, who had brought him his breakfast, told him that he had met the young lady on his way to the baker's. ..."Well?" Oblomov asked impatiently. "Well, sir, she sent you her greetings, and asked how you were and what you were doing." "What did you say?" "Me, sir? I said that you were all right - what could be wrong with you?" (1a). The next morning, as soon as Oblomov woke up...Zakhar brought him his breakfast and told him that he had met the young lady on his way to the baker's. ..."Well?" inquired Oblomov impatiently. "Well, she sends you her greetings, asks how you are and what you are doing." "What did you say?" "I said you were well. 'Why wouldn't he be?' I said" (1b).