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Grab fate by the hair

Ancient Greek and Roman mythology

Phraseologism: Grab fate by the hair.

Meaning: About a happy occasion, good luck.

Origin: The original source is ancient Greek mythology. The god of auspicious chance, Kairos, was usually depicted with a bare nape and a forelock of hair on his forehead, which symbolized that a chance must be caught when time has not yet been lost.

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Open door policy.

Meaning:

The policy of the state, which opens its borders for the free import of foreign goods, their competition with domestic producers, as well as for the free entry of people, the exchange of information, ideas, etc.

Origin:

The expression is associated with the policy of world powers in relation to the Chinese market for the goods of these countries. In September 1899, United States Secretary of State John Hay sent a circular letter to all American diplomatic missions abroad. It set the task of "keeping the Chinese door open," that is, trying in every possible way to open the Chinese market for imported goods. This immediate interest of Washington was covered up by words about "preserving the integrity" of China, that is, its sovereignty. In March 1901, a collection of diplomatic notes exchanged between the United States and other great powers regarding the "open door policy" in China was published in Washington.

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