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Limit, don't cross it

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Phraseologism: The limit, don't cross it.

Meaning: A frontier that cannot be crossed.

Origin: From the Bible (Church Slavonic text). In the Old Testament (the book of the prophet Daniel, 6:7-8) it is said (translated into Russian): "And so confirm, king, this definition and sign the decree so that it is unchanged, like the law of Media or Persian, and so that it does not has been violated." The "limit" in this case is a definition and a decree that cannot be transgressed or violated.

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Fifth column.

Meaning:

Secret agents of the enemy - spies, saboteurs, traitors, traitors (published disapproved).

Origin:

From Spanish: Quinta columna. It is generally accepted that this expression is from a speech on the radio (autumn, 1936) by the Spanish General Emilio Mola (1887-1937), who during the years of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) led the attack of the Franco rebels on Republican Madrid. In it, he said, threatening the inhabitants of Republican Madrid, that, in addition to the four army columns at his disposal, marching on Madrid, there is also a fifth - in the city itself. These are secret supporters of Franco who will stab the Republicans in the back when a decisive attack on the city begins. A friend of the version, E. Mola said these words at his headquarters during a meeting with foreign journalists. There is a third version of the origin of this turnover: the English journalist Lord St. Oswald claimed that the expression "fifth column" first appeared in his telegram from Madrid, sent to the editors of the British newspaper "Daily Telegraph" in September 1936. But be that as it may, , back in the years of the Spanish Civil War, the concept of "fifth column" began to be associated with the name of General Mola. So, Dolores Ibarruri in the article "Defending Madrid - defending Spain" (gaz. "Mundo Obrero" dated October 3, 1936) wrote: "The traitor Mola said that he would throw "four columns" against Madrid, but only the "fifth" would attack. [...] The "fifth column" is inside Madrid, and first of all it is necessary to defeat it." The popularity of the expression was promoted by Ernest Hemingway's play "The Fifth Column" (1938).

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