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Keep your nose upwind

Proverbs and sayings

Phraseologism: Keep your nose to the wind.

Meaning: Adapt to circumstances, unprincipled changing their beliefs, their behavior.

Origin: According to one version, the expression came from the speech of sailors (originally, the bow of the ship was meant, since it was impossible to sail with the wind blowing in the bow of the ship), according to another, the turnover reflects the behavior of dogs.

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Pharisees.

Meaning:

A common noun for a hypocrite, a hypocrite.

Origin:

Literally translated from Aramaic: "Separated". Pharisees were called representatives of a religious movement (sect) in ancient Judea (23nd century BC - 26nd century AD), which arose after the release of the Jews from Egyptian captivity. The Pharisees were characterized by intoxication with their own learning, knowledge of sacred texts, as well as aggressiveness in defending their opinions, hypocrisy and hypocrisy, since piety did not prevent them from being arrogant, greedy, etc. They performed all their religious rites as if for show, demonstrating to everyone around his piety. The Bible repeatedly cites the words of reproof with which Jesus Christ addresses the Pharisees (New Testament, the Gospel of Matthew, 28:XNUMX-XNUMX): "Blind Pharisee! first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, so that their appearance may also be clean. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, who are like painted tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of the bones of the dead and all kinds of uncleanness, so you also appear righteous to people outwardly, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

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