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Cadmeian victory
Ancient Greece
Phraseologism: Cadmeian victory.
Meaning: A victory that came at too high a cost, a victory tantamount to defeat.
Origin: A metaphor referring to the victory of Cadmus, the founder of Thebes. The interpretation of this concept can be found in Pausanias, telling about the campaign of the Argives against Thebes and the victory of the Thebans, he reports: "but for the Thebans themselves this was not without great losses, and therefore the victory, which turned out to be disastrous for the winners, is called Cadmeian", " Description of Hellas, book. IX.
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Born in a shirt
Meaning:
About a man who happily escaped trouble.
Origin:
Whose touch in our life is the first? Not maternal at all. We are received by midwives or, as they were called in the old days, midwives. It was they who were the first to pay attention to the fact that if the body of a newborn completely covers the amniotic sac, then he will have a long and happy life. This very bubble received the figurative name of the shirt. Modern midwives will confirm that this phenomenon is very rare. Maybe that's why it remained in colloquial speech. Born in a shirt - it means that he is incredibly lucky, he succeeds in everything or a lot. |
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