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Satan reigns there

Charles Francois Gounod

Phraseologism: Satan rules the ball.

Meaning: About the triumph of lawlessness, anarchy, permissiveness.

Origin: From the aria of Mephistophiles in the opera "Faust" (1859) by the French composer Charles Gounod (1818-1893): "On earth, the whole human race // Honors one sacred idol, // He reigns over the entire universe, // That idol is a golden calf. // In tenderness of the heart // Glorifying the idol, // People of different castes and countries // Dancing in an endless circle, // Surrounding the pedestal. // Satan rules the show there!". The libretto of the opera was written by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré based on the dramatic poem of the same name by J. W. Goethe.

Random phraseology:

One in four carriages.

Meaning:

About boastful extravagance, tyranny.

Origin:

From the comedy "Poverty is no vice" (1854) by Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky (1823-1886). The words of the tyrant merchant Gordey Karpych Tortsov: "... I will arrange such a wedding that you have never seen: I will write musicians from Moscow, I will go alone in four carriages."

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