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Carthage must be destroyed

Mark Portius Cato Sr.

Phraseologism: Carthage must be destroyed.

Meaning: 1. An urgent call to fight an enemy or obstacle. 2. Constant return to the same issue, regardless of the general topic of discussion.

Origin: In the work "The Life of Cato the Elder" by the ancient Greek biographer Plutarch, it is mentioned that the Roman commander and statesman Mark Porcius Cato the Elder, the implacable enemy of Carthage, ended all his speeches (regardless of their subject matter) in the Senate with the phrase: "In addition, I think that Carthage must be destroyed" ("Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam"). Various forms of the phrase are also found in some other ancient sources.

Random phraseology:

Swallow arshin.

Meaning:

Stay unnaturally straight.

Origin:

The Turkish word "arshin", meaning a measure of length of one cubit, has long become Russian. Until the revolution, Russian merchants and artisans constantly used arshins - wooden and metal rulers seventy-one centimeters long. Imagine how a person who swallowed such a ruler should look like, and you will understand why this expression is used in relation to stiff and arrogant people.

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