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Push and it will open

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Phraseologism: Poke and it will open.

Meaning: Get your way, and you, thanks to your perseverance, will get what you want.

Origin: From the Bible (Church Slavonic text). In the Gospel of Matthew (7:7) and in the Gospel of Luke (11:9) it is written: "Seek, and you will find; push, and it will be opened to you." English translation: "Seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened to you."

Random phraseology:

What will Marya Aleksevna say?

Meaning:

The phrase is a symbol of sanctimonious, philistine dependence on the opinions of others (ironic).

Origin:

The original source is the comedy "Woe from Wit" (1824) by L. S. Griboyedov (1795-1829). Famusov's words are the final phrase of the play (act. 4, yavl. 15): "Oh, my God! What will Princess Marya Aleksevna say?" Literary critics note a parallel with one of the plays by the English playwright T. Morton (1769-1838). In his comedy (1798) "Speed the plough" (literally "Push the plow") one of the characters asks: "What will Mrs. Grundy say?" That is, "What will Mrs. Grandy say?"

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