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Wise Oedipus, let me!
Pushkin A.S.
Phraseologism: Wise Oedipus, let me!
Meaning: Serves to express irony in the face of a strange, confusing, ridiculous situation.
Origin: Primary source - quatrain (1829) A.S. Pushkin (1799-1837) written on the occasion of the publication of "Poems of Baron Delvig". Pushkin in it so, allegorically, described his lyceum friend: "Who on the snows raised Feokritov's tender roses? // In the Iron Age, tell me, who guessed the golden one? // Who is a young Slav, a Greek in spirit, a German by birth? // Here is my riddle : cunning Oedipus, let me!" Oedipus is the legendary Greek hero, the wise and insightful ruler of the city of Thebes, the only one who was able to solve the riddle of the Sphinx.
Random phraseology:
The rumor of my death was greatly exaggerated.
Meaning:
It is usually cited as a refutation of any unpleasant for the speaker statements, rumors, etc. (iron.).
Origin:
From the telegram of the American writer Mark Twain (pseudonym of Samuel Lenghorne Clemens, 1835-1910) to the Associated Press, which he sent in connection with the reports that appeared in the newspapers about his death. |
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