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Griboyedov A.S.

Phraseologism: Look and something.

Meaning: Vague reasoning about something without a thorough acquaintance with the subject of reasoning.

Origin: Quote from A. S. Griboyedov's comedy "Woe from Wit" (1824), d. 4, yavl. 4, Repetilov's words: "However, you can find in magazines // His passage - Look and Something. // What is Something about? - about everything."

Random phraseology:

Trumpet of Jericho.

Meaning:

Deafening, unusually loud voice (disapproved). Hence the expression "trumpet voice (voice)".

Origin:

From the Bible. The Old Testament (Book of Joshua, 6) tells of the siege of the Jews returning from Egyptian captivity to Palestine, the city of Jericho, which stood in their way. They besieged it for six days, and it is not known how long the standing under the walls of this fortress would have lasted, if not for a miracle. On the seventh day, the priests of the Jews began to walk around the walls of the city, blowing trumpets. And from their sound the walls suddenly collapsed.

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