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Not at ease

French
French

Phraseologism: Not at ease.

Meaning: Feel uncomfortable.

Origin: Not at ease - this is a literal, but not corresponding to the meaning of the original translation from the French n'est pas dans son assiette - "not in the spirit, not in the mood." The word assiette means in French "mood, state of mind", as well as "plate".

Random phraseology:

Weeping on the rivers of Babylon.

Meaning:

It is used as an ironic commentary on tearful complaints, regrets, etc., which a person indulges in instead of acting decisively.

Origin:

From the Bible. The Old Testament (Psalm 136:1) speaks of the plight of the Jews who languished in Babylonian captivity and, weeping, remembered their homeland: "By the rivers of Babylon, we sat there and wept when we remembered Zion." Sometimes it is quoted in the Old Slavonic language: "On the rivers of Babylonian tamos with gray hair and plakah ..." There is a variant of the expression: "Babylonian lamentation."

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