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Phraseologism: No fools.

Meaning: In all seriousness, no jokes (simple).

Origin: Sometimes the expression is referred to as a "billiard" language. In some varieties of billiards, it was required to put a certain number of balls into the pockets. Balls that accidentally rolled into the pocket were jokingly called "fools". Some players preferred not to count such balls, they played "no fools". However, the turnover is older: it was born during the Russian Middle Ages and is associated with the customs of the Moscow royal court. When in the royal chambers the well-born boyars were going to "think of the sovereign's Duma", to make serious decisions, their meetings were held in strict secrecy. No one was allowed in there, especially witty and talkative "fools", that is, jesters, who were customary to keep at the royal court. The expression "without fools" literally meant "without jesters", and figuratively - "in all seriousness".

Random phraseology:

Oh, how many wonderful discoveries the spirit of enlightenment prepares for us.

Meaning:

Quoted as a commentary on some scientific discovery, its technological prospects, etc.

Origin:

From the quintuple "Oh, how many wonderful discoveries we have ..." (1829, publ. 1884) by A. S. Pushkin (1799-1837): "Oh, how many wonderful discoveries we have // The spirit of enlightenment is being prepared // And experience, the son of mistakes difficult, // And genius, friend of paradoxes, // And chance, God is an inventor."

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