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Returning from distant wanderings

Krylov I.A.

Phraseologism: Returning from distant travels.

Meaning: About a man who returned after a long absence (ironic).

Origin: From the fable "The Liar" (1812) by I. A. Krylov (1769-1844): "Returning from distant wanderings, // Some kind of nobleman (or maybe a prince), // Walking in the field with his friend on foot, // He boasted about where he had been, // And he rushed to the stories of fables without counting. Usually quoted regardless of the content and moral of the fable. "To jump" in archaic Russian language "to lie".

Random phraseology:

What good can come from Nazareth?

Meaning:

About people, organizations, etc., from whom nothing useful, good, etc. can be expected.

Origin:

From the Bible. In the Gospel of John (ch. 1, st. 45-46) it is said that one of the twelve apostles, Nathanael, met the news of the appearance of the Messiah in the person of Jesus, "the son of Joseph from Nazareth", with the words: "What good can come out of Nazareth !" In this way, he expressed both his contempt for this city and distrust of the message itself.

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