Thread: номер такой не пройдёт

From the sentence: Но с тобой у этого дурака...

It should mean something like: "He can't take advantage of you".

But this is a strange way of saying it.

literally: номер не пройдёт=can`t do such trick.
"This fool can`t do such trick with you".
Or: у вас со мной такой номер не пройдет! (you can`t fool me this way!)

Originally Posted by Siriusly

From the sentence: Но с тобой у этого дурака...

It should mean something like: "He can't take advantage of you".

But this is a strange way of saying it.

Но с тобой у этого дурака такой номер не пройдёт. = This fool won't trick you this way.

Yes. An English equivalent could be" "He can't pull a fast one on you!"
"Someone is trying to pull a fast one" means "trying to fool, trick, deceive, cheat..." But as for the literal meaning "pulling a fast one" I do not know of its origin.
Does anyone know of the origin of the "номер пройдёт" expression?

Originally Posted by Siriusly

Does anyone know of the origin of the "номер пройдёт" expression?

It had literal meaning (so номер here meant a part of the concert).
Этот номер не пройдёт.

Выражение возникло из речи актёров, которые обсуждали номера сборного концерта, какой номер не пройдёт для представления. Сейчас употребляется в разговорной речи в значении: «это не удастся, это не выйдет».

http://festival.1september.ru/2004_2005 ... tic=213242

There are also explained the origins of almost 40 interesting expressions in that article.