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• СИЛ НЕТ; СИЛ НЕТ, КАК <ДО ЧЕГО и т.п.> хочется, нравится, надоело и т.п. all coll

[these forms only; usu. a clause in a compound or complex sent used as adv (intensif; usu. this WO]

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⇒ (some desire, emotion etc) is extremely intense, overwhelming; (s.o. wants, likes, is tired of etc sth.) to an extreme, overwhelming degree:

- сил нет, как хочется ≈ s.o. is dying for sth.;

- s.o. has a craving <a hankering> for sth.;

|| сил нет, как нравится ≈ s.o. is crazy about sth.;

- s.o. is bananas over sth.;

- s.o. would jump at the chance (to do sth.);

|| сил нет, до чего надоело ≈ s.o. is sick to death <sick and tired> of sth.;

- s.o. is fed <has had it> up to here with sth.;

- s.o. is fed to the gills with sth.

     ♦ Сил нет, как хочется закурить. I'm dying for a cigarette.