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There is no truth at the feet

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Phraseologism: There is no truth in the legs.

Meaning: An invitation to sit down (joking).

Origin: There are several versions of the origin of this saying. According to one of them, the combination is due to the fact that in the XV-XVIII centuries. in Russia, debtors were severely punished, beaten with iron rods on their bare legs, seeking the repayment of the debt. However, the punishment could not force to return the debts of those who did not have money. This is where the saying “there is no truth at the feet” originated. According to another version, the turnover arose due to the fact that the landowner, having discovered the loss of something, gathered the peasants and forced them to stand until the culprit was named. If the culprit did not confess after a long standing, then the landowner, convinced that one would not achieve the truth in this way, allowed the peasants to sit down and spoke to them in a pleasant way. Finally, the third version brings us back to the first, to the cruel punishment for non-payment of debts. If the debtor fled from punishment, they said that there was no truth at the feet, that is, it was impossible to knock out the debt.

Random phraseology:

Rip and throw.

Meaning:

To be indignant, to be indignant, to rage (colloquial).

Origin:

Options for the origin of the expression. 1. The expression penetrated into the Russian literary language from the dialect of gamblers. Initially, it characterized the excitement of a banker, who continually tore, that is, printed out new decks and metal cards. 2. From the poem "Cupid, devoid of sight" by the poet Alexander Petrovich Sumarokov (1717-1777): "He tears // And mosques, // Rats up those who come across to him, // Like quails gyrfalcon."

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