• КАК НЕ БЫВАЛО кого-чего coll
[VP; subj/ gen: more often inanim; Invar; fixed WO]
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⇒ (a person or thing) disappeared, went away completely:
- X-a как не бывало{{}}≈ X vanished (without a trace);
- there is no trace (left) of X;
- it is as if X had never existed <been>;
- thing X is completely gone.
♦ Молодецким движением Борис вскинул на плечо посылку, взял в руки чемодан. Усталости его как не бывало (Рыбаков 2). Boris swung the parcel up onto his shoulder with a spirited gesture and picked up his own suitcase. His fatigue had vanished (2a).
♦ Раздался треск и грохот... Через несколько минут крайней избы как не бывало... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). There came a resounding crack and a crash. ...In a few moments the hut on the end was completely gone... (1a).
Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь. — М.: ACT-ПРЕСС КНИГА. С.И. Лубенская. 2004.