Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь
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И ШАТКО И ВАЛКО (И НА СТОРОНУ) жить, делать что и т. п.obs,collAdvPthese forms onlyadvusu.used withimpfvverbsfixedWO
(to live, dosth.etc) very badly: I couldn't be worse (it couldn't be worse, he couldn't have done it worseetc)
as bad as can be.