кто как

• КТО (кого и т.п.) КАК coll

[usu. adv or indep. sent (often in response to an inquiry beginning with "Как" about several or many people)]

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⇒ some people do sth. one way, others another way:

- that (it <all>) depends (on the person);

- each in a different (in his own) way;

- in various ways;

- everyone (each one) (does sth.) differently;

- it's different in each case (with each person);

- [in limited contexts](it affects etc) different people differently;

- it doesn't mean the same thing to everybody;

- there are some who do (are, have etc).

     ♦ "Нигилист - это человек, который не склоняется ни перед какими авторитетами, который не принимает ни одного принципа на веру..." - "И что ж, это хорошо?" - перебил Павел Петрович. "Смотря как кому, дядюшка. Иному от этого хорошо, а иному очень дурно" (Тургенев 2). "A nihilist is a person who does not look up to any authorities, who does not accept a single principle on faith. ..." "Well, and is that a good thing?" Pavel Petrovich broke in. "It all depends, uncle. It may be good for some people and very bad for others" (2a).

     ♦ Сталин кивнул в сторону окна. "Ругают меня там?"... - "Кто как... - ответил Будягин. - Есть и ругают" (Рыбаков 2). Stalin nodded toward the window. "Are they cursing me out there?" ... "There are bound to be some who do," Budyagin replied (2a).