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Phraseologism: Ignorant person.
Meaning: Frivolous, careless, dissolute.
Origin: In the old days in Russia, not only the road was called the way, but also various positions at the prince's court. The falconer's path is in charge of princely hunting, the trapping path is dog hunting, the equerry's path is carriages and horses. The boyars, by hook or by crook, tried to get a way from the prince - a position. And to those who did not succeed, they spoke of those with disdain: an unlucky person.
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There is no prophet in his own country.
Meaning:
People do not believe in talent, genius or the truth of the words of the person who is next to them. It is assumed that everything truly wise, correct, etc. can be born not here, but somewhere in a beautiful far away.
Origin:
From the Bible. The expression was formed on the basis of the following gospel verse (New Testament, Gospel of Matthew, 13:57): "... Jesus said to them: There is no prophet without honor, except in his own country and in his own house." Sometimes the expression is quoted in Old Slavonic: "There is no prophet in his own country." |
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