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Business time, fun hour

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Phraseologism: Business time, fun hour.

Meaning: It is necessary to give more time and attention to business than fun and entertainment.

Origin: The modern meaning of this proverb (given to it back in the 1629th century) is erroneous from a historical point of view. Its appearance is associated with the book, compiled by order of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich (1676-24), - "The book, called the officer: a new code and dispensation of the rank of the falconer's way." It was a collection of rules for falconry - a favorite pastime of the tsar and the boyars of that time. At the end of the preface to the book, the tsar made a handwritten postscript: "... do not forget: there is time for work and an hour for fun." But in those days, an hour meant "time in general", so the meaning of Alexei Mikhailovich's saying was this: "everything has its time" (that is, there should be time for business and time for rest). In the XNUMXth century, the proverb acquired its current meaning and changed its structure: they began to use it with the adversative union a, thereby contrasting business with fun (fun, entertainment, cf. the verb to amuse), and time with an hour (i.e., one XNUMXth part days).

Random phraseology:

What, Ivanushka, is not cheerful? What did you hang your head on?

Meaning:

Formula of consolation (jokingly-ironic).

Origin:

From the poetic fairy tale "The Little Humpbacked Horse" (1834) by the writer Pyotr Pavlovich Ershov (1815-1869).

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