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Karas-idealist
Saltykov-Shchedrin M.E.
Phraseologism: Karas is an idealist.
Meaning: About a person who has become a victim of his own, his own illusions (jokingly-iron.).
Origin: The name of a satirical tale (1884) by Mikhail Evgrafovich Saltykov-Shchedrin (1826-1889), who thus decided to describe the type of idealist public figure. An idealist carp believes in goodness, love, universal happiness and the need for civic feeling. I am sure that the pike will not eat it either - you just need to lay out the whole "truth" to it. And, having met once with a pike, he begins to convince her that all fish should swim freely, live in harmony, live by their own labor, including the pike. And, hoping to finally reason with her, the crucian asks her a question: "Do you know what virtue is?" The pike "gave her mouth open in surprise. She mechanically drew water and, not wanting to swallow the crucian at all, swallowed it." In the collection of satirical essays Well-intentioned Speeches (1872-1876), Saltykov-Shchedrin wrote: "Woe to the crucian carp who doze in ignorance that their providential purpose is to serve as food for pikes, filling the pool of vital foundations."
Random phraseology:
The love boat crashed on life.
Meaning:
About the cause of family troubles, when the romantic period of meetings and falling in love ended, and a life together with its everyday problems began (jokingly ironic).
Origin:
From rough sketches in the last notebooks of the poet Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky (1893-1930), which are usually published under the title "Unfinished" (1928-1930) in their original form - in accordance with the author's spelling, without punctuation marks: "the sea recedes // The sea goes to bed // As they say, the incident is ruined // the love boat // crashed into everyday life // We are even with you // And there is no need for a list // of mutual pains and insults." |
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