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Do not tag the beads in front of the pigs

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Phraseologism: Do not toss beads in front of pigs.

Meaning: It is not worth talking about what the interlocutors can neither understand nor appreciate properly.

Origin: From the Bible (Church Slavonic text). In the Gospel of Matthew (ch. 7, v. 6) the words from the Sermon on the Mount of Jesus Christ (Russian translation) are quoted: have not torn you to pieces." The word "beads" (as pearls used to be called in Russia) entered modern Russian speech from the Church Slavonic text of the Bible. Often quoted in Latin: Margaritas ante porcos. Translation: "Pearls before pigs". A. S. Pushkin (letter to A. A. Bestuzhev, end of January 1825): "The first sign of an intelligent person is to know at first glance who you are dealing with, and not throw pearls in front of the Repetilovs and the like."

Random phraseology:

Our mutual friend.

Meaning:

It was used ironically to refer to a "family friend" - a wife's lover.

Origin:

The title of a novel (1865) by the English writer Charles Dickens (1812-1870). An analogue of the expression "dear friend", born thanks to the novel by the French writer Guy de Maupassant "Dear friend" ("Bel ami").

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