жареный петух не клевал

• ЖАРЕНЫЙ ПЕТУХ НЕ КЛЕВАЛ/НЕ КЛЮНУЛ кого highly coll

[VPsubj; used without negation to convey the opposite meaning; when used without negation, usu. pfv; when used with negation, usu. impfv]

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⇒ s.o. has not yet encountered real difficulties or ordeals in life:

- X-a жареный петух не клевал{{}}≈ X has never even had a taste of trouble;

- X has never been through hard times;

- X has never had to struggle;

- X has had it easy;

- X doesn't know anything about life;

|| X-a жареный петух клюнул{{}}≈ X came upon (fell upon, got hit with) hard times.

     ♦ "Слушай ты, мыслитель... тебя ещё, видно, жареный петух в задницу не клевал, так я устрою: каждый клевок девять грамм, понял?" (Максимов 1). "Listen, philosopher. ...If you don't know anything about life yet, then I'll teach you, and each lesson will have nine grams of lead in it, is that clear?" (1a).