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Demyan's ear

Krylov I.A.

Phraseologism: Demyanov's ear.

Meaning: Too persistent, intrusive treats with something.

Origin: The name of the fable (1813) by I. A. Krylov (1769-1844). Neighbor Demyan treated his neighbor Foka with his ear so diligently that "No matter how much he loved the ear, but such a misfortune, // Grabbing in an armful // A sash and a hat, // Hurry home without a memory - // And from that time to Demyan no foot."

Random phraseology:

Cheat.

Meaning:

Cleverly deceive, outwit someone.

Origin:

There are several versions of the origin of this turnover: 1) the expression arose on the basis of a turnover around the finger (near the finger) to wrap "do the job quickly and quickly" (V. I. Dal). A quick and clever deceit is here compared to the quick winding of a thread around a finger, 2) obviously from the swindle of the bazaar illusionists. The magician took an object from the audience and circled it around his finger, diverting their attention. At this time, his accomplices were emptying the pockets of the spectators, 3) the robbers believed that the hand of a dead man puts him to sleep well. Therefore, they carried a severed hand with them and circled it around the sleeping ones so that they would not wake up and interfere with the robbery, 4) the expression is a tracing paper from German, it is based on the image of a weak-willed person who can be completely subjugated - with the same ease with which a thread or a blade of grass is wrapped (circled) around the finger.

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