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Twice two - stearin candle

Turgenev I.S.

Phraseologism: Twice two - stearin candle.

Meaning: It is used as an ironic commentary on the flaws of someone's logic, dubious arguments, arguments, analysis of the situation, etc.

Origin: From the novel "Rudin" (1856) by I. S. Turgenev (1818-1883), the words of Pigasov (2): "A man can, for example, say that twice two is not four, but five or three and a half, and a woman will say, that twice two is a stearin candle." This, according to the misogynist Pigasov, is a typical example of female logic.

Random phraseology:

The distance is huge.

Meaning:

It is used jokingly in relation to a large, incommensurable difference between something.

Origin:

From the comedy "Woe from Wit" (1824) by A. S. Griboyedov (1795-1829). The words of Colonel Skalozub about Moscow (act. 2, yavl. 5). Original: Huge distances.

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