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Shagreen leather

Honore de Balzac

Phraseologism: Shagreen leather.

Meaning: About what is irreversible and constantly decreasing, disappearing (time, resources, etc.).

Origin: From French: Le peau chagrin. The expression became popular after the publication of the novel of the same name (1830-1831) by the French writer Honore de Balzac (1799-1850). The hero of the novel becomes the owner of a piece of magical shagreen leather, which, like a magic wand, fulfills any of his will - gives wealth, youth, pleasure, etc. But after each wish fulfilled, the shagreen leather irreversibly decreases in size, and the possibilities of the hero of the novel decrease accordingly. Shagreen leather in the truest sense of the word is well-crafted leather from goat (not goat) skin, which is used in furriery production.

Random phraseology:

The graces are on vacation and love is retired.

Meaning:

About an elderly, but rejuvenating woman who still claims to be signs of attention (jokingly-iron.).

Origin:

From the poem "The Beauty Who Sniffed Tobacco" (1814) by A. S. Pushkin (1799-1837): "A beauty of sixty years old, // The graces are on vacation and love is retired."

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