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After an hour, a teaspoon

Proverbs and sayings

Phraseologism: An hour later, a teaspoon.

Meaning: So slow.

Origin: Initially, this expression was used in the speech of physicians literally in relation to the medicine. Then it began to be used disparagingly in colloquial speech with the meaning "to do something very slowly, barely."

Random phraseology:

Are you still alive, my old woman?

Meaning:

Quoted as a playful greeting addressed to a familiar woman.

Origin:

From the poem "Letter to Mother" (1924) by Sergei Alexandrovich Yesenin (1895-1925): "Are you still alive, my old woman? // I am also alive. Hello, hello!"

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