дальше некуда

• ДАЛЬШЕ НЕКУДА; ДАЛЬШЕ ЕХАТЬ <ИДТИ> НЕКУДА all coll

[these forms only; predic (impers or with subj: human, abstr, or a clause); may be used as a subord clause or indep. remark; fixed WO]

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⇒ some person (thing, the way sth. is done etc) is as bad as he or it could possibly be:

- X - дальше ехать некуда{{}}≈ X couldn't be worse;

- it's a case of the worst possible X;

- X gives (a) new meaning to the word "bad";

- X is the worst (the pits);

- it (thing X) beats all (everything);

- [when used as an indep. remark] what next!

     ♦ Непосредственное начальство Филармона Ивановича вскочило, едва взгляд наивысшего начальства прикоснулся к нему, и быстро сказало, что вопрос ясен, поведение - дальше некуда... (Вахтин 1). Philharmon Ivanovich's immediate boss jumped up as the top boss's gaze passed over him and quickly said that this was clearly a case of the worst possible conduct... (1a).

     ♦ "Подтелков твой - из каких? Вахмистр?.. Ого! Одних со мной чинов. Вот это так!.. Дожи-ли... Дальше некуда!" (Шолохов 3). "Your Podtyolkov - what is he? A sergeant-major?...Oho! The same rank as me. Well, well!...The things we've lived to see. ...What next!" (3a).