"Na der'mo soshla" (from Platonov's FRO)

[Marc Robinson]

Perhaps something along the lines of "She's gone to hell in a handbasket."

Robert Chandler wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> Can anyone suggest a translation for this:
> ŒNu, na der¹mo soshla!¹ tikho skazal otets i udalilsya proch¹.
>
> I have no idea how strongly to pitch this.  The father is speaking of a
> daughter who he seems, on the whole, to be fond of, although he is somewhat
> cross at this minute.
>
> Existing translations include ŒThe miserable bitch!¹, ŒWell, she¹s in a bad
> way¹ and ŒWell, she¹s become decadent¹.   (!)
>
> Vsego dobrogo,
>
> R.
>
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