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Poor Yorick!
William Shakespeare
Phraseologism: Poor Yorick!
Meaning: Regret about the frailty of being (jokingly-iron.).
Origin: From English: Poor Yorick! From the play (act. 5, scene 1) "Hamlet" (1601) by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616), the exclamation of Prince Hamlet over the skull of Yorick, the former royal jester whom Hamlet loved.
Random phraseology:
Can't be found during the day with fire.
Meaning:
It is very difficult, almost impossible to find someone, anything (often disapproved).
Origin:
The expression, according to one version, is associated with the legend of the Greek cynic philosopher Diogenes (400-323 BC), who walked around in the crowd of people during the day with a lit lantern in his hands and, when asked what he was looking for, answered: "I'm looking for a man!" - that is, a real person among a spoiled society, hence the current expression: "you cannot find such a person with a fire (lantern) in the daytime." According to another version, this is a purely Russian proverb that arose without any influence from the story of Diogenes. The originality of the Russian expression is proved both by its rhyming character and by the presence of options: search during the day with fire and search during the day with a candle. |
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