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Valaam's donkey
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Phraseologism: Valaam's donkey.
Meaning: 1. A submissive, silent person who unexpectedly protested or expressed his opinion, 2. (abusive) stupid, stubborn woman.
Origin: The expression goes back to the Bible: the prophet Balaam was heading on his donkey to the Moabite king to curse the people of Israel. Suddenly, an angel with a drawn sword blocked the way for the donkey, and she began to turn aside. Balaam, who did not see the angel, began to beat the donkey, then she protested with a human voice (Book of Numbers, 22:28): "And the Lord opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam: what have I done to you that you are beating me for the third time already?"
Random phraseology:
Never ask for anything! They will offer and give everything themselves.
Meaning:
It is cited as a statement of the idea of human independence, as an encouragement of the desire to achieve everything by one's own efforts.
Origin:
From the novel "The Master and Margarita" (ch. 24 "Extraction of the Master") by Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov (1891-1940). Woland's words addressed to Margarita: "... Never ask for anything! Never for anything, and especially from those who are stronger than you. They themselves will offer and give everything themselves." |
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