смотрит в книгу, видит фигу
phrase
Transcription (the accent is shown in capital letters):
[SMOT-rit v KNEE-gu, VEE-deet FEE-gu]
Translation / meaning:
(lit. – looks into a book, sees a fig) the expression is used to describe situations when someone is so taken by his thoughts that doesn’t register anything he reads or watches
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