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Falstaff
William Shakespeare
Phraseologism: Falstaff.
Meaning: A common noun for a cheerful glutton-reveler, a life-burner.
Origin: The hero of two plays by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) - "Henry IV" (1598) and "The Gossips of Windsor" (1602) - is a lover of a plentiful feast, wine and other "simple earthly pleasures", a talker and a cowardly braggart.
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Know the beast by its claws.
Meaning:
A strong, courageous, resolute person is recognized by his actions (outdated book).
Origin:
The expression is borrowed from ancient Greek. The Greeks used to say: "to know a lion by its claws". Plutarch attributed this expression to Alcaeus. In addition to the named authors, the proverb is given or implied by others, for example, by Lucian, Philostratus, and others. When and how the Greek proverb entered the Russian language is unknown. |
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