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Utopia
Thomas More
Phraseologism: Utopia.
Meaning: A common noun for all sorts of unrealistic, ideological, complacent social projects (iron.).
Origin: Initially, the expression meant a fantastic, fictional, non-existent country. The word became popular thanks to the English thinker, Chancellor of England Thomas More (1478-1535), who published (1516) in Latin an essay entitled "On the best state of the state and on the new island of Utopia." In it, the writer painted a picture of a society of social harmony and general well-being. The name of the island is formed from two Greek words - the negation of "not" and the noun "place" - and is translated either as "non-place" or "a place that does not exist anywhere."
Random phraseology:
On one honest word.
Meaning:
About something that is barely holding on, loosely attached, about to fall, etc. (a button, a car fender, a fence board, etc.).
Origin:
The original source is an English song about military pilots "Comin" in on a wing and a prayer", written (1943) by composer J. McHugh to the words of Harold Adamson (1906-1980). Was very popular in the USA and Great Britain during World War II. After the song was translated (1945) into Russian (under the name "Bombers") by S. Voloshin and T. Sikorskaya, it became popular in the Soviet Union, and the expression "on one word of honor" ("keep on one word of honor") has firmly entered the modern Russian language. |
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