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The laurels of Miltiades keep me awake

Themistocles

Phraseologism: The laurels of Miltiades keep me awake.

Meaning: About envy of someone's glory (jokingly-iron.).

Origin: The author of the expression is the Athenian statesman and commander Themistocles (527-460 BC). He participated in the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC. under the command of Miltiades, who won a brilliant victory over the army of the Persian king Darius. This victory awakened the ambition of Themistocles, who also wanted to achieve success in military affairs. And since then he often repeated: "The laurels of Miltiades do not let me sleep" (Plutarch, "Comparative Lives"). It is used (with the appropriate replacement of the name of the person who owns the laurels) as a form of expression of ambitious ideas, new plans. A.P. Chekhov (from a letter to A.S. Suvorin dated December 5, 1894): "The laurels of Boborykin do not let me sleep: I am writing a story from Moscow life."

Random phraseology:

The powers that be.

Meaning:

About leadership, government, administration, bosses of all kinds (iron.).

Origin:

The expression from the Epistle of the Apostle Paul to the Romans (13, 1-5) about obedience to the authorities: "Let every soul obey those in power, for there is no power except from God." According to the church-glory. the word "possessing" means: having the highest authority.

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