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Like a squirrel in a wheel

Krylov I.A.

Phraseologism: Like the squirrel in the wheel.

Meaning: 1. About a really very busy person who does a lot of different things. 2. About one whose efforts are fruitless, although they require a lot of time and effort.

Origin: From the fable "Squirrel" (1833) by I. A. Krylov (1769-1844). It tells about a squirrel running all day in a wheel on the window of a manor house: "She ran so that her paws only flashed and her magnificent tail swelled." And at the same time, she was firmly convinced that she was busy with a very important matter. To Drozd’s question what she does, Belka proudly replies: “I’m a messenger for the big master, // Well, there’s no time to drink or eat, // Not even to translate the spirit ... // But Drozd commented on Belka’s efforts in his own way : // Yes, - flying away, Drozd said, - it's clear to me, // That you're running, but you're still on the same window. It seems to be torn from the skin, // Yes, but everything does not move forward, // Like a squirrel in a wheel.

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Scattered from Basseynaya Street.

Meaning:

Usually quoted when talking to children as an admonition and a joke to encourage the child not to be so "scattered from Basseinaya Street".

Origin:

From the poem "That's how absent-minded" (1928) by the poet Samuil Yakovlevich Marshak (1887-1964) about an inattentive, forgetful, eccentric person: "There lived an absent-minded man // On Basseynaya Street. // He sat down on the bed in the morning, // He began to put on a shirt , // He put his hands in the sleeves - // It turned out to be trousers. // He began to put on a coat - // They tell him: it's not right. // He began to put on leggings - // They tell him: not yours. // That's how absent-minded / / From Basseinaya Street!.."

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