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Give me a foothold
Archimedes
Phraseologism: Give me a foothold.
Meaning: Give me the opportunity to do what I want, and I will do a great, important thing, I will surprise everyone.
Origin: From ancient Greek (in Latin transliteration): "Dos moipu sto, kai tan gan kinaso" - "Give me where to stand, and I will turn the Earth." The words of the great physicist and mathematician of classical antiquity Archimedes of Syracuse (287-212 BC). This is a development of the basic idea of the law of the lever, discovered by Archimedes: the longer the lever, the more power it provides. Accordingly, an infinitely long lever has an infinitely large force. Archimedes had a chance to put this law into practice. When the ruler of the city of Syracuse, Hieron, asked the thinker to show his action, Archimedes, having built a rather complex system of levers, pulled the ship ashore with one movement of his hand, that is, he did the work of hundreds of people alone.
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The reins got under the tail.
Meaning:
About someone who is in an unbalanced state, shows eccentricity, incomprehensible persistence.
Origin:
Reins - belts for controlling a harnessed horse. In a horse, under the tail, part of the croup is not covered with hair. If the reins get there, the horse, being afraid of being tickled, can suffer, break the wagon, etc. A person is compared with such behavior of a horse. |
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