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You're not in Chicago my dear

Marshak S.Ya.

Phraseologism: You're not in Chicago, my dear.

Meaning: It is cited as a proposal to moderate one's demands to reckon with reality, in which far from all desires (even reasonable, justified ones) can be satisfied (jokingly ironic).

Origin: From the poem "Mr. Twister" (1933) by Samuil Yakovlevich Marshak (1887-1964). The American millionaire Twister came with his daughter to Leningrad. A tired daughter asks her father to buy a house if they do not find a place in a hotel: "- Buy! - // Father // Answers, // Sighing. - // You are not in Chicago, // My dear. // House on the Neva / / I'd be glad to buy... // Yes, he won't want to // Sell Leningrad!"

Random phraseology:

Sergeant major in Voltaire to give.

Meaning:

The phrase is a synonym for obscurantism, the desire to instill the spirit of the barracks and unreasoning obedience in everything.

Origin:

From the play "Woe from Wit" (1824) by A. S. Griboyedov (1795-1829). Skalozub's words (act. 2, yavl. 5): "I am a prince - to Grigory and to you // I will give you a sergeant major in Voltaire, // He will build you in three lines, // If you make a peep, he will calm you down in an instant."

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