Not in the eyebrow, but in the eye. Meaning, origin, examples of the use of phraseological units

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Not in the eyebrow, but in the eye

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Phraseologism: Not in the eyebrow, but in the eye.

Meaning: About the correct, well-aimed statement or impeccable performance of something.

Origin: Motivated by the notion of marksmanship. There is a legend according to which one Cossack promised Tsar Ivan the Terrible to hit the enemy in the eye, but the shot was inaccurate and hit the eyebrow. Despite this, the tsar rewarded the Cossack and his family.

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Earth and water.

Meaning:

Ultimatum, demands to obey.

Origin:

According to the observations of the historian Herodotus, an ultimatum presented by the Persian authorities to all cities and consisting in the demand for complete submission. The demand for land and water in relation to the enemy meant that the enemy had not only to lay down their arms and surrender, but also to give the Persians ownership of all the land and everything that is produced on it, the Persians received absolute power over all the inhabitants of the conquered lands, and the lives of subjects now came under the control of the Persians. In the course of further negotiations, the Persians determined what rights would go to the conquered. Even in modern Greek, "earth and water" is synonymous with total submission.

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