не в ладу

• НЕ В ЛАДУ <НЕ В ЛАДАХ> coll

[PrepP; these forms only]

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1. не в ладу с кем [subj-compl with быть (subj: human) or adv]

⇒ one is in disagreement with s.o., has a strained relationship with s.o.:

- Хне в ладу с Y-ом{{}}≈ X is at odds with Y;

- X is on the outs with Y;

- X is on bad <not on good> terms with Y;

- there's something wrong between X and Y;

- something is not right between X and Y;

- X does not get along (get on) with Y;

- [in limited contexts] X and Y just don't click.

     ♦ "Нет, он [Собакевич] с ними не в ладах", - подумал про себя Чичиков (Гоголь 3). "Не [Sobakevich] must be at odds with them," Chichikov thought to himself (3c).

     ♦ ...Кузнец, который был издавна не в ладах с ним [с Чубом], при нем ни за что не отважится идти к дочке, несмотря на свою силу (Гоголь 5). ...The blacksmith, who had for a long time been on bad terms with him [Chub], would on no account have ventured, strong as he was, to visit the daughter when the father was at home (5a).

     ♦ По несчастию, татарин-миссионер был не в ладах с муллою в Малмыже (Герцен 1). Unfortunately, the Tatar missionary was not on good terms with the mullah at Malmyzho (1a).

     ♦ ...Я подумал: "Или вдовец, или живёт не в ладах с женой" (Шолохов 1). Either he's a widower, I decided, or there's something wrong between him and his wife (lc).

     ♦ С братьями по вере [пятидесятник] не в ладах. Слишком для них эксцентричен (Терц 3). Не [the Pentecostalist] does not get on with his brethren in the faith-they find him too eccentric... (3a).

2. не в ладу с чем [subj-compl with быть (subj: human)]

⇒ one cannot understand or master sth., cannot learn how to use, apply etc sth.:

- X не в ладу с Y-ом{{}}≈ X is at odds (at variance) with Y;

- X is not (very) good at Y;

- X is not cut out for Y.

     ♦ "...Мне кажется, вы немножко не в ладах с русской грамматикой" (Войнович 3). "...It seems to me that you are somewhat at odds with Russian grammar" (3a)

3. rare не в ладу с чем [usu. var. не в ладу; subj-compl with быть (subj: abstr or concr)]

⇒ sth. is in discord with some other thing:

- X с Y-ом не в ладу{{}}≈ X is not in harmony (in tune) with Y;

- X and Y are at variance;

- X is not in sync with Y.