Г-90

ПРОТЕРЕТЬ ГЛАЗА VP subj: human

1. highly coll

usu. imper

(to begin) to see things as they are, think clearly: протри глаза! - open your eyes!

wake up (to reality)! come to your senses!

2. - чему, usu. деньгам, денежкам obs, substand . Also: ПРОТЕРЕТЬ ГЛАЗКИ to waste money, spend money senselessly

X протёр глаза деньгам - X squandered the money

X blew the money (a fortune).

3. \Г-90 кому obs, substand . Also: ПРОТЕРЕТЬ ГЛАЗКИ to prove one's superiority over s.o. in sth. , outdo s.o. : X протёр глаза Y-y - X showed Y up

X got the better (the best) of Y.