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Whatever you say Razg. Express Contrary to what is said, what is judged. - Whatever you say, our work as writers is hard!(Chekhov. In the carriage). - I knew that you would help me... You are a poet, just like me, and whatever you say, poets are nice guys!(Pushkin. Egyptian nights).

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whatever you say- whatever / say / ... Together. Apart. Hyphenated.

whatever you say- no matter what you say, no matter how you say it, still, all the same, be that as it may, nevertheless, nevertheless, so, however, at the same time, again, in any case, with all that, no matter how you say it, for all that, after all, Dictionary of Russian synonyms. What … Synonym dictionary

Whatever you say!- SPEAK, ryu, rysh; renny (yon, ena); nesov. Dictionary Ozhegova. S.I. Ozhegov, N.Yu. Shvedova. 1949 1992 … Ozhegov's Explanatory Dictionary

whatever you say- introductory expression Is distinguished by punctuation marks, usually commas. Details about punctuation when introductory words see in Appendix 2. (Appendix 2) It’s there in the city, whatever you say, but there is an opportunity to run into the entrance and warm up near the battery... Dictionary-reference book on punctuation

Whatever you say- Razg. Despite everything; despite what is said about whom l., about what l. FSRYa, 109 ... Big dictionary Russian sayings

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Whatever you say, the truth is needed.- Whatever you say, the truth is necessary. See THE TRUTH OF FALSE... IN AND. Dahl. Proverbs of the Russian people

Outdated Despite anyone's opinions, despite them. No matter what you say, I still maintain that you can get rich faster through dishonor (N. Novikov. Letters to Falaley). Razg. Express Despite everything; despite what is said about someone or about... ... Phraseological Dictionary of the Russian Literary Language

no matter what you say- (foreign language) in any case (no matter what you object) Wed. He looks: this is not pretense, Not a thing, no matter what you say... Lermontov. Treasurer. 38. See thing... Michelson's Large Explanatory and Phraseological Dictionary

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Name of settlements: Russia Kushty village in the Sheksninsky district of the Vologda region. Bushes is a village in the Oryol district of the Oryol region. Bushes village in the Kurkinsky district of the Tula region ... Wikipedia

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"Bushes" of piles in the water- 7.8.43. "Bushes" of piles in the water are the remains of pile bridges, some dams and other structures on rivers with fast current unmasked with strips of foam. Such “bushes” (divided by pile material) are shown in their place with an out-of-scale conditional... ... Dictionary-reference book of terms of normative and technical documentation

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Hide in the bushes

Hide in the bushes- HIDE IN THE BUSHES. HIDE IN THE BUSHES. Simple Neglected To be a coward, to try to evade the task, from responsibility. You are at home, you are the boss. And if you’re the boss, you should call a meeting and, having explained yourself sensibly, hand over the matter. Why are you hiding in the bushes? (A. Yashin. Alena... ... Phraseological Dictionary of the Russian Literary Language

This page presents phraseological units of various kinds, otherwise they are called phraseological units. These are phrases that, in terms of the composition of their words, do not correspond to the true words, but at the same time are consistent in meaning. Proverbs and sayings don't count :-)

As you have already noticed, they are sorted into groups. The most popular of them relate to water, body parts (nose, tongue, etc.) and bread. And also about animals and food. So, let's go.

Phraseologisms with the word “water” and related ones

Storm in a teacup– strong excitement or irritability over trifles.
Written on the water with a pitchfork– purely theoretically; that is, it is unknown what will happen next.
Carry water in a sieve- waste time in vain, idle.
Take water into your mouth- remain silent, as if your mouth was really full of water.
Output to clean water - to reveal the truth, expose, find out the true face.
Come out dry from water- go unpunished, without consequences.
Drive the wave– provoke aggression, make unnecessary noise.
Money is like water– they leak very quickly, and getting them back is not so easy.
To stay afloat– continue to develop despite difficulties and conduct business successfully.
Wait by the sea for weather- expect pleasant events that are unlikely to happen.
Life abounds– when life is full of bright events, does not stand still.
Like looking into the water– he predicted, as if he knew in advance. By analogy with fortune telling by water.
How he sank into the water- disappeared, disappeared without a trace.
Down in the mouth- about sadness, sadness.
Like water through your fingers- about what goes away quickly and unnoticed. Usually in pursuit.
As two drops of water– very similar.
How to give something to drink- very simple; definitely, definitely.
Like water off a duck's back– it doesn’t matter. Similar to phraseology - Come out dry from water.
Out of the blue- about a sharply approaching event. Unexpectedly, suddenly, out of nowhere.
Sink into oblivion- disappear forever, fall into oblivion.
Swim in gold– about very rich people.
The ice has broken- about the beginning of a business.
Pour water– show negativity, provoke.
Much water has passed under the bridge– a lot of time has passed.
Reckless– about a brave man who doesn’t care about anything.
Darker than a cloud- about excessive anger.
Muddy the waters- to confuse, confuse.
On top of the wave- be in favorable conditions.
Don't spill the water- about strong, inseparable friendship.
Pour from empty to empty
To go with the flow– act passively, submitting to the prevailing circumstances.
Underwater rocks– about any hidden danger, trick, obstacle.
After the rain on Thursday- never, or not at all soon.
Last straw- about an event in which a person’s patience runs out.
Pass fire, water and copper pipes- go through difficult tests, difficult situations.
A dime a dozen- a lot, a lot.
Don't drink water from your face– to love a person not for his appearance, but for his inner qualities.
Get it from the bottom of the sea- solve any problem without looking at any difficulties.
Hide the ends in water- hide traces of the crime.
Quieter than water, below the grass- about quiet, modest behavior.
Pound water in a mortar- engage in useless work.
Wash your hands– to evade participation or responsibility in any matter.
Clean water- about something obvious, without any doubt.

Phraseologisms with the word “nose” and other parts of the body

Mutter under your breath– grumble, speak indistinctly.
hang your nose- to become despondent, to become upset.
Lead by the nose- to deceive, to tell a lie.
Chin up!- a command not to be discouraged, not to be upset.
Turn up one's nose- to put oneself above others, to put on airs, to imagine oneself to be in charge.
Nick down- remember it completely.
Nodding off- doze off with your head hanging low.
Wrinkle your nose- reflect on a difficult task.
On the nose- about an event that should happen in the near future.
Can't see beyond your nose- limit yourself to yourself, not notice what is happening around you.
Nose to nose or Face to face– very close, on the contrary, very close.
Keep your nose to the wind– be aware of all events, make the right decision.
Stay with your nose or Leave with your nose- do without what you were counting on.
Right under your nose- Very close.
With a gulkin nose- about a pigeon that has a small nose, that is, very little.
Poking your nose into none of your business- about excessive curiosity.
Poking your nose- that is, until you poke your nose, he won’t see it himself.
Wipe your nose– to prove one’s superiority, to defeat someone.
bury your nose- to become completely immersed in something.

Talk through your teeth- that is, speak indistinctly, barely opening your mouth.
Charm your teeth- divert attention from the essence of the conversation.
Know by heart- that is, to know deeply and firmly.
Bare your teeth or Show teeth- snap, get angry; mock.
Too tough- not possible.
Not even a kick- do nothing, know nothing.
Put your teeth on the shelf- to starve, to be bored, to lack something.
Grit your teeth- go into battle without despair. Restrain yourself without showing your weakness.

Keep your mouth shut- be silent, don’t say a word.
Long tongue- about a person who loves to talk a lot.
Bite your tongue- refrain from words.
Loosen your tongue- talk too much without refraining.
Tongue swallow- to remain silent, having no desire to speak.

Be careful– be careful to avoid an emergency.
Keep your ears on top- be careful, careful, do not trust anyone.
For the eyes and ears- about giving too much time to do something.
You can't see your ears- about an item that will never be obtained.
Blush up to your ears- be very ashamed, embarrassed.
Hang your ears– listen with excessive enthusiasm, trust everything.

Eyes popped out of my head- about sincere surprise, amazement.
Eyes lit up- to passionately want something.
Shoot with eyes- look expressively, flirtatiously at someone.
Like an eyesore- to disturb someone, to bother someone.
Pull the wool over someone's eyes- create a false, overly pleasant impression of yourself. Boast.
From point of view– about someone’s opinion, judgment on a particular topic.
Look through your fingers– look attentively at the problem, do not be picky.
Ogle- to attract attention, to suck up.

You can't put it in your mouth– about food prepared tastelessly.
Lip no fool- about a person who knows how to choose something to his taste.
Pout lips- make a dissatisfied face, be offended.
Roll out your lip- want a lot with minimal opportunities.
With your mouth open- listen attentively; be surprised.

Out of my head- about forgetfulness, inattention.
Have a head on your shoulders- be smart, quick-witted.
Puzzle over- think intensely, intensely, trying to understand something.
Fool your head- to deceive, fool, confuse.
From head to toes- completely, at full height.
Turn it upside down- give opposite meaning to distort something.
Headlong- very fast.
Hit face in the dirt- to disgrace yourself, to disgrace yourself in front of someone.

Be at hand- about something accessible, close.
Keep yourself in control- maintain composure, be restrained.
As if taken off by hand– about quickly passing pain, illness.
Bite your elbows- regret what you did, with the impossibility of going back.
Working hard- perform work diligently, without interruptions.
Hand in hand– about a joint, agreed upon deal or friendship.
Just a stone's throw– about an object that is nearby, very close.
Grab with both hands- take on any task with pleasure.
Skillful fingers- about a talented person who skillfully copes with any job.

Get off on the wrong foot- wake up without a mood.
Wipe your feet (on someone)– to cause harm, to get on one’s nerves, to annoy.
Doing your feet- go, move.
Stepping on your toes- to catch up with someone or pursue someone, hanging on him.
Feet to hands- do something immediately.
The devil himself will break his leg- about disorder, chaos in business or anywhere.
Get knocked off your feet- to be very tired in some activity or path.

Phraseologisms with the word “bread”

There is bread for free- do not bring any benefit.
And then the bread- about having at least something rather than nothing at all.
On your own bread– live on your own salary, without the opportunity of anyone else.
Not by bread alone– about a person who lives not only materially, but also spiritually.
Beating bread– deprive the opportunity to earn money by taking away work.
Subsist from bread to kvass (to water)- live in poverty, starve.
Sit down on bread and water– eat the cheapest food, save on food.
Daily bread– about what is necessary for human life, his existence.
Bread and salt- a dear greeting to guests, an invitation to the table.
Meal'n'Real!– a cry about presenting vital priorities.
Don't feed me bread– about a very busy or rich person who is not hungry.

Phraseologisms on the topic of cuisine and food

Free cheese- bait that lures into a trap.
Boil in your own juice- live your life. Or help yourself without the help of others.
Not worth a damn- about something that is insignificant and not worth any expense.
Donut hole- about something empty, without any content.
To slurp jelly seven miles away- to go somewhere without special need.
Brew the porridge- create a problem, they say, you started it yourself - solve it yourself.
And you can’t lure me with a roll- about someone who cannot be forced to change his mind.
Like chickens in cabbage soup- about getting into unexpected trouble. Kur is “rooster” in Old Russian.
Like clockwork– very simple, without difficulties.
Live like a lord– about a profitable, comfortable life.
You can't cook porridge- about joint action with someone with whom there will be no benefit.
Milk rivers, jelly banks– about a fabulous, fully prosperous life.
Not at ease- feel awkward. In an uncomfortable situation.
Slurping unsalted- not getting what they expected. To no avail.
Not for any reason- analogue of phraseological unit And you can’t lure me with a roll.
Neither fish nor fowl- about an ordinary person who does not have anything bright or expressive.
Cut off slice– about a person living independently, independent of others.
Professor of sour cabbage soup- about a person who talks about things that he himself does not really know about.
Easier than steamed turnips– it couldn’t be simpler, or very simple.
To fix the mess- solve complex, neglected problems.
Hot on the side- about someone or something unnecessary, optional, secondary.
Seventh water on jelly– about distant relatives who are difficult to identify.
Eat the dog- about any business with a rich amount of experience.
Grated kalach– about a person with rich life experience who does not get lost in difficult situations.
Horseradish is not sweeter than radish- about an insignificant exchange for something that is not better.
Worse than bitter radish- about something completely unbearable, intolerable.
Nonsense on vegetable oil- about something that doesn’t deserve any attention. Absurdity.
After an hour, a teaspoon– about inactive, unproductive work.

Phraseologisms with animals

Chasing two birds with one stone- trying to do two things at the same time.
To make mountains out of molehills- greatly exaggerate.
Teasing the geese- to irritate someone, to cause anger.
No brainer (Goat knows)- about something very clear, obvious.
And the wolves are fed, and the sheep are safe- about a situation in which both here and there are good.
Like a cat and a dog– living together with constant swearing.
Like a chicken paw- to do something carelessly, sloppily, crookedly.
Like chicken and egg- about any item that is difficult to part with.
Like a mouse on a grain- sulk, express dissatisfaction, resentment.
When the cancer on the mountain whistles- never, or not at all soon.
Cats scratch at my soul– about a sad, difficult state or mood.
Crocodile tears– crying for no reason, compassion for a non-existent sign.
Chickens laugh- stupid, ridiculous, absurd, funny.
Chickens don't peck- O large quantities some person's money.
The lion's share- a big advantage in favor of something. The biggest part.
Martyshkin's work- a useless process of work, wasted effort.
The bear stepped on my ear– about a person without an ear for music.
Bearish angle- a provincial, remote, deaf place. Far from civilization.
Disservice- help that brings more evil than good.
Cast pearls before swine- to conduct intelligent conversations in front of fools who have little understanding.
You can't get there on a crooked goat- about a person who is difficult to approach.
On a bird's license- not have legal grounds or security for anything.
Not for horse feed (oats)– about efforts that do not produce the expected results.
Don't sew the mare's tail– completely unnecessary, out of place.
I'll show you where crayfish spend the winter- prediction of revenge, undesirable position.
Hiding your head in the sand– trying to get away from a problem without solving it.
Let the red rooster go- commit arson, start a fire.
Bird's-eye– from a great height, giving an overview of a large space.
Put the pig down- to do a mischief, to do something unpleasant.
Watch the ram at the new gate- to look at something with a stupid expression.
Dog cold– severe cold causing discomfort.
Counting crows- yawn, be inattentive to something.
A dark horse- an incomprehensible, little-known person.
Pull the cat's tail– delay the matter, work very slowly.
Kill two birds with one stone- solve two problems at the same time.
Even if a wolf howls– about any situation without the possibility of changing it for the better.
The black cat ran- break friendly relations, quarrel.

Phraseologisms with objects, other phraseological units

Lost hour- for a long time.
Beat your head- do simple, not so important things.
Abandon to fate– leave somewhere without helping or showing interest.
Green light for you!- free access to any matter or action.
Put a spoke in wheel- to interfere, to deliberately disturb someone.
go around the mountain- to accomplish some great deed.
Keep in line- treat someone strictly, for the good of your will.
Keep your pocket wider– about too high and unrealistic hopes and expectations.
Live happily ever after- live in pleasure, happily, with abundance.
From dirt to Kings- suddenly and dramatically achieve amazing success.
Out of the ordinary– different from everything ordinary, special.
Reinvent the wheel– try to make something from an already proven, reliable means.
From time immemorial- a long time ago, a very long time ago.
A stone has fallen from my soul (from my heart)- a feeling of relief when getting rid of something oppressive.
Oil painting- everything came together well and beautifully.
Roll a barrel- behave aggressively towards someone.
Mom don't worry- about something extraordinary, going beyond the ordinary understanding of things.
Exchange an awl for soap It’s a pointless thing to exchange one useless thing for another.
Cover yourself with a copper basin– suddenly and abruptly disappear, deteriorate; die.
Found a scythe on a stone– faced with an irreconcilable contradiction of opinions and interests.
Does not burn– not so important, not urgent.
Not far away– nearby, not too distant in time or space.
I don't dare- not simple, not stupid.
It is too expensive– about the discrepancy between someone’s income and financial capabilities.
From our table to yours– about the transfer of any property to another person.
Shelve- quit something for an indefinite period of time.
Go too far- to be overly zealous in something.
The song is sung- the end has come for someone or something.
On the shoulder- about the ability to cope with something.
Essentially– naturally, of course.
Add fuel to the fire– deliberately aggravate the conflict, provoke.
The train left- time has passed to do something.
One, two - and I miscalculated- about something in small quantities that is easy to count.
Born in a shirt- about a very lucky man who miraculously escaped tragedy.
Make ends meet- have difficulty coping with financial difficulties.
Move a mountain- a lot to do.
Sit on pins and needles- to be impatient, waiting, wanting to achieve something.
At least henna– about the indifference of a person who doesn’t care about someone else’s misfortune.

Hello, dear readers of the blog site. It is not for nothing that the Russian language is considered “great and powerful”.

It contains not only words with which you can describe the reality of what is happening, but also words whose meaning does not correspond to the words used in them.

Such phrases (these are phraseological units) cannot be understood “head-on” (literally), because the words used in them sometimes create a completely ridiculous picture. For example, “making a molehill out of a molehill,” “sit in a puddle,” “lead by the nose,” “like water off a duck’s back,” etc. They are used only in a figurative sense and by this.

What is it (with examples)

Phraseologisms are set expressions (everyday used in this form), one of the features of which is that they are almost impossible to translate into . And if you do it verbatim, you get real gobbledygook.

For example, how do you translate the phrases to a foreigner:

With a gulkin nose
Where the eyes look.
Shot sparrow.

At the same time, we, as native speakers of Russian, will immediately understand what we are talking about.

“With a gulkin’s nose” - not enough, just a little bit.
“Where the eyes look” - directly, without a specific goal.
“Shooted Sparrow” is experienced in some matters.

These are some examples of phraseological units. Here is the definition of this concept in textbooks:

“A phraseological unit is an expression that is well-established in structure and composition, which used figuratively and consists of two or more words."

Signs of phraseological units

Phraseologism is quite easy to recognize. These phrases have their own distinctive features:

1. They contain two or more words;
2. Have stable compound;
3. Have portable meaning;
4. Have historical roots;
5. Are united member of the proposal.

Now let’s take a closer look at each of these distinctive criteria of phraseological units.

These are several words that are one part of a sentence

There are no one-word phraseological units at all. Most often they consist of just two words, but there are many examples of longer phrases.

Here examples of such phrases with an explanation of their meaning:

“He ate the dog” - experienced, has done something more than once.
“You can’t spill water” - very friendly.
“Wait for the weather by the sea” - do nothing and hope that everything will be resolved by itself.
“Seven Fridays a week” - constantly change your plans or decisions.
“Fight like a fish on ice” - you do something, but it doesn’t give results.
“Well, you’ve made a mess” - you did something that provoked a whole chain of events.

When parsing a sentence, phraseological units are not divided into parts. For example, the phrase “worked until we sweated” is a single predicate. Just like “counting crows” or “washing your hands.”

Phraseologisms are stable phrases in a figurative sense

Such phrases cannot be distorted, adding or removing individual words from them. AND cannot be replaced one word to another. In this way, they resemble a “house of cards” that will fall apart if one card is pulled out of it.

By the way, "House of cards" also an example of a phraseological unit, it is used when they want to say that “something broke very easily or is about to break”.

For example:

“Between heaven and earth” means being in limbo, not knowing what to do.

And in this phrase it is impossible to replace “sky” with, for example, “clouds”, or “earth” with “field”. The result will be a completely different expression than others people won't understand.

More examples of stable phraseological units with an explanation of their meaning:

“To muddy the waters” means to come up with something strange; it is not good to influence others.
“Sloppy” - doing something poorly.
“Roll up your sleeves” - work well and quickly.
“Counting crows” means being distracted, inattentive.
“Staying with your nose” means being deceived.
“Come to your senses” - change your behavior or attitude towards something.

These phrases always have a figurative meaning

As you may have already noticed, all phraseological units have figurative meaning. That is why they simply cannot be translated into another language.

For example, try translating to English phrase "disservice". It will sound like “bear service,” and any foreigner will literally understand that “a specific bear provides some kind of service,” and will most likely decide that we are talking about a trained bear.

But we understand perfectly well this phraseological unit, which means “to help in such a way that it became even worse”.

The same can be said about other expressions:

“Grated Kalach” is a man with experience and who cannot be deceived.
“On the topic of the day” - something relevant that this moment attracts a lot of attention.
“I got into a galosh” - I did something absurd, I made a mistake.
“Losing your head” means doing unreasonable things.
“Wash the bones” - discuss someone behind his back.

History of the origin of phraseological units

Some philologists argue that all phraseological units have some kind of historical roots. It’s just that not everything managed to survive before us. But there are phrases about which we know exactly where they came from.

For example, the expression "beat the buck", which means "To do nothing". In the old days, small wooden blocks were called baklushi, from which spoons were most often made. It was very easy to make blanks; this was trusted to the most inept apprentices. And everyone around believed that they weren’t really working.

Or phraseological unit "like water off a duck's back", meaning that “everything is forgiven to a person.” This phrase was created by nature itself. Not only a goose, but also any bird, loses water really quickly, since their feathers have a thin layer of fat.

And here is the expression "Trishkin caftan" is not as widely known, although it means “an unsuccessful attempt to solve some problem that only leads to more problems.” The phrase appeared thanks to Krylov's fable:

Trishka’s caftan was torn at the elbows.
Why take so long to think here? He took up the needle:
I cut off the sleeves by a quarter -
And he paid in elbow grease. The caftan is ready again;
My arms became only a quarter bare.
But what about this sadness?

And here is the phraseological unit "Monomakh's hat", which means "too much responsibility", gave us Pushkin in his drama "Boris Godunov".

Examples of phraseological units and their meaning

And this is not the only example when common expressions appear in the Russian language thanks to literature. For example, a lot came to us from ancient myths and epics, and even from the Bible.

1. "Apple of discord"- the cause of a quarrel between people. Initially, the apple was meant, because of which the ancient Greek goddesses Athena, Aphrodite and Hera quarreled, since it was written “most beautiful”.
2. "Trojan horse"- a hidden trap. The wooden horse in which the Greeks hid to conquer Troy.
3. "Gordian knot"- a confusing, complex situation. In memory of the real knot that King Gordius tied and which Alexander the Great cut with his sword.
4. "Augean stables"- a big mess. One of the labors of Hercules, when he was ordered to clean out the huge stables of King Augeas.
5. - an impending threat. Another story from Ancient Greece, when the courtier Damocles was jealous of King Dionysius and wanted to take his place. And he agreed, but hung a sword on a horsehair over his head.
   
   
6. "Procrustean bed"— the desire to fit something into the existing framework, while sacrificing something important.” The robber Procrustes lured travelers to him and laid them on his bed. To whom it was too small, he stretched his legs. And for those who are too big, he cut them off.
7. "Two-Faced Janus"- and deception. In ancient Roman mythology there was such a God with two faces who was in charge of all doors, entrances and exits.
8. "Achilles' heel" — weakness. In honor of the ancient Greek warrior Achilles, who as a child was dipped into the water of immortality. And the only unprotected place left was his heel, since they held it when they lowered him into the bath.
9. "Manna from Heaven"- something necessary and saving. The roots must be sought in the Bible, in history, how Moses led the Jews out of Egypt. At some point, they ran out of all food, and God sent them “manna from heaven.”
10. "The Work of Sisyphean"- a useless activity that will definitely not bring any benefit. The ancient Greek king Sisyphus, for his dissolute life, was condemned to eternal torment - rolling a huge stone up a mountain, which then immediately rolled down.
11. « » - a topic or person that is constantly discussed. One of the punishments in the Old Testament for apostates is “you will be a byword, a terror and a laughing stock among all nations.” And “pagans” are “peoples” in Church Slavonic.
12. "Ared's eyelids"- Very long term. An extremely rare phraseological unit, which also came from the Bible, which mentions Patriarch Ared, who lived in the world for 962 years.
13. "Homeric Laughter"- loud laughter at some stupidity. This is how the Gods laughed in Homer’s poems “Odyssey” and “Iliad”.
14. "Smoke incense"— , exorbitant praise. Another rare phraseological unit that appeared thanks to the incense of the same name, which was burned in the Jerusalem temples to appease God.
15. "Pyrrhic victory"- a victory for which we had to pay too high a price. The ancient Greek king Pyrrhus defeated the Romans, but lost too many soldiers. Even his phrase is known: “Another such victory, and we will perish.”
16. "Sink into oblivion"- to be forgotten. Lethe - in ancient Greek, a river in the kingdom of the dead, ruled by the god Hades.
17. "Pandora's Box"- a source of misfortune and misfortune. In the Myths of Ancient Greece, Zeus sent a woman named Pandora to earth. And he gave her a casket that contained all human misfortunes. But she couldn’t resist and opened it.
18. - disorder, disorganization, turning into real chaos. In the Old Testament, people decided to build a tower that would reach to heaven.

    

    But the Lord became angry - he destroyed the tower and mixed languages ​​so that people would no longer be able to understand each other.

Brief summary

In conclusion, I will say that phraseological units are found in any language in the world. But so many catchphrases, as in Russian, nowhere else.

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