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In the middle of nowhere
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Phraseologism: At the devil on Easter cakes.
Meaning: Very far, somewhere in the wilderness.
Origin: Kulichiki is a distorted Finnish word "kuligi", "kulizhki", which has long been included in Russian speech. So in the north were called forest clearings, meadows, swamps. Here, in the wooded part of the country, the settlers of the distant past were constantly cutting down "kulizhki" in the forest - areas for plowing and mowing. In old letters, the following formula is constantly found: "And all that land, as long as the ax walked and the scythe walked." The farmer often had to go to his field into the wilderness, to the farthest "landscapes", developed worse than the neighbors, where, according to the then ideas, goblin, and devils, and all kinds of forest evil spirits were found in swamps and windbreaks. So ordinary words got their second, figurative meaning: very far, at the end of the world.
Random phraseology:
Smoke incense.
Meaning:
Flattering, exaggerated praise of someone.
Origin:
The expression is tracing paper from Greek. Incense is a fragrant substance for smoking (burning). In temples in honor of deities, as well as in the courts of kings, fragrant substances were burned. The ceremony was accompanied by praises of deities (kings). |
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