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The Cherry Orchard
Chekhov A.P.
Phraseologism: The Cherry Orchard.
Meaning: A symbol of noble estate life in the past.
Origin: The title of the play by A.P. Chekhov (1903), which depicts the life of impoverished nobles in the family estate.
Random phraseology:
Be unable to see the wood for the trees.
Meaning:
Not seeing the main thing because of the many details (ironic or disapproving).
Origin:
According to one version, the phrase belongs to the German poet H. W. Vilard, who first used it in the poem "Muzarion, or the Philosophy of the Graces" (1768), and then repeated it in the "History of the Abderites" (1774). It is believed that in this case he repeated only in a modified form the phrase of the poem "Horace" by the German poet and fabulist Gagerdorn (1708-1754). It is also possible that the expression came from the English language (tracing paper from the English "one can not see the wood for the trees"). |
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