плюнуть да растереть

• ПЛЮНУТЬ И (ДА) РАСТЕРЕТЬ substand

[VP; fixed WO]

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1. [subj: human; usu. imper]

⇒ (in refer, to sth. that the speaker considers not worth s.o.'s or, occas., one's own time or attention) to disregard sth. completely, not pay any attention to sth.:

- плюнь и разотри{{}}≈ pay it no mind;

- forget it;

- don't trouble yourself about it.

2. [infin only; used as subj-compl with быть (subj: usu. abstr)]

⇒ sth. is unimportant, insignificant, not worth worrying about:

- X - плюнуть и растереть{{}}≈ X is no big deal (thing);

- X is not even worth talking about;

- X doesn't amount to a hill of beans.

     ♦ Не относитесь серьезно к Колиным жалобам. Все его проблемы - плюнуть да растереть. Don't take Kolyas complaints seriously None of his problems are even worth talking about.