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Yes, there were people nowadays

Lermontov M.Yu.

Phraseologism: Yes, there were people nowadays.

Meaning: Regret for the good, glorious, worthy people of former times, a hidden disapproval of present morals.

Origin: From the poem "Borodino" (1837) by M. Yu. Lermontov (1814-1841): "Yes, there were people in our time, // Not like the current tribe: // Bogatyrs - not you!"

Random phraseology:

In all you, darling, outfits are good!

Meaning:

A compliment in response to women's requests to evaluate a new dress, hairstyle, etc.

Origin:

From the poem (2) "Darling" (1778) by Ippolit Fedorovich Bogdanovich (1743-1803): "You, Darling, are good in all your outfits! // In the image of which queen are you dressed, // Are you sitting like a shepherdess at the hut - / / In all you are a wonder of the world." This line is better known thanks to A. S. Pushkin, who used it as an epigraph to his story "The Young Lady-Peasant Woman" from the cycle "Belkin's Tales".

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