| Subject | English | Russian |
| lit. | New York has gone... The dollar, he thought, has sunk for ever... Every Bogart movie has been wiped, and that gave him a nasty knock. McDonalds, he thought. There is no longer any such thing as a McDonald's hamburger. | Нью-Йорк уничтожен... Курс доллара, подумалось ему, опять упал, и теперь уж безвозвратно... Кинодетективы стёрты с лица земли— от этой мысли ему стало дурно. А рестораны "Макдональдс"! Теперь уж на свете нет такой вещи, как фирменные гамбургеры "Макдональдс"! (D. Adams) |
| scient. | now we all know that there is no such a thing as | теперь мы все знаем, что не существует такой вещи, как ... |
| gen. | there is no such thing as | нет (Нет бывших алкоголиков и бывших наркоманов. Есть алкоголики, которые в данный момент не пьют. • There is no such thing as a former alcoholic 'More) |
| gen. | there is no such thing as | не бывает (There is no such thing as a former alcoholic. – Бывших алкоголиков не бывает. 'More) |
| gen. | there is no such thing as | не существует (There is no such thing as "just a mortgage" – there are numerous types of mortgages and payment options designed to meet the unique requirements of every home owners. ART Vancouver) |
| gen. | there is no such thing as a former KGB man | бывших чекистов не бывает (Charlie Rose: Somebody in Russia told me there is no such thing as a former KGB man. Once a KGB man, always a KGB man. 4uzhoj) |
| saying. | there is no such thing as a free lunch | бесплатный сыр бывает только в мышеловке |
| proverb | there is no such thing as a free lunch | бесплатный сыр – только в мышеловке (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| inf. | there is no such thing as a free lunch | просто так ничего с неба не падает (akimboesenko) |
| gen. | there is no such thing as a free lunch | за всё надо платить (triumfov) |
| gen. | there is no such thing as a free lunch | за всё нужно платить (said to emphasize that you cannot get something for nothing: " "I get to travel with my job but the downside is I have to give talks." "Well, there's no such thing as a free lunch." CALD Alexander Demidov) |
| gen. | there is no such thing as a get-out-of-jail-free card | от тюрьмы не зарекайся (There is no such thing as a get-out-of-jail-free card for an international coach. | When it comes to international law, there is no such thing as a "get-out-of-jail-free" card. | Players have to learn that there is no such thing as a Get Out Of Jail Free Card… | There is no such thing as a get out of jail free card. | Limiting your liability; there is no such thing as a 'get out of jail free card" Alexander Demidov) |
| Makarov. | there is no such thing as a level street in the city: those which do not go up, go down | в городе нет такого понятия как ровная улица: те, которые не идут вверх, спускаются вниз |
| gen. | there is no such thing as a level street in the city: those which do not go up, go down | в городе нет ни одной ровной улицы: те, которые не идут вверх, спускаются вниз |
| quot.aph. | there is no such thing as bad publicity | Любая реклама работает |
| quot.aph. | there is no such thing as bad publicity | плохой популярности не бывает |
| gen. | there is no such thing as bad publicity | дурной славы не бывает |
| gen. | there is no such thing as bad publicity | главное, чтобы о тебе писали, а что пишут-уже неважно |
| quot.aph. | there is no such thing as bad weather | нет плохой погоды ("Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather." John Ruskin ART Vancouver) |
| quot.aph. | there is no such thing as overriding an aspect | переопределение аспекта не допускается (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| gen. | there is no such thing as this | такого явления не существует |
