| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | not a drop has passed his lips | он ничего не пил |
| Makarov. | not a drop has passed his lips | он не выпил ни капли |
| gen. | not a drop has passed his lips | он ничего не ел |
| gen. | not a drop of | ни на грош (+ gen., some admirable quality) |