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Charity Acrobats
Grigorovich D.V.
Phraseologism: Charity Acrobats.
Meaning: Allegorically: imaginary philanthropists, pseudo-philanthropists who turn this social activity into a means of satisfying their personal interests.
Origin: The title of the story (1885) by Dmitry Vasilievich Grigorovich (1822-1899), in which the work of charitable societies in Russia is satirically depicted.
Random phraseology:
Which country's wine do you prefer at this time of the day?
Meaning:
About trying to treat someone with wine, as if his various collections and "own cellars" really exist.
Origin:
From the novel (18 "Unfortunate Visitors") "The Master and Margarita" by Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov (1891-1940). Woland's words addressed to the barman of the Variety Theater Andrei Fokich Sokov: "A cup of wine? White, red? Which country's wine do you prefer at this time of the day?" |
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