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To beat the buckets

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Phraseologism: Beat the buckets.

Meaning: To idle, to engage in trifling business, to idly stagger (disapproved).

Origin: The most common version of the origin of this phraseological unit is the following. The expression is associated with handicrafts for the manufacture of wooden spoons, cups and other utensils. Chocks chipped from a log, blanks for such utensils, were called baklushas in dialects. Their production was considered by the people to be easy, not requiring effort and skill.

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