phrase
ni luk jeo ni luk mirisao
to have had absolutely nothing to do with it
ни сном ни духом, совершенно ни при чём (букв. «ни лука не ел, ни лука не нюхал»)
With stress
ni lȕk jȅo ni lȕk mìrisao
In Cyrillic
ни лук јео ни лук мирисао
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