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Wild Landowner

Saltykov-Shchedrin M.E.

Phraseologism: Wild landowner.

Meaning: Synonym for tyrant, retrograde.

Origin: The title of a satirical tale (1869) by M.E. Saltykov-Shchedrin about a landowner who dreamed of improving his farm by completely "reducing", abolishing the peasant, he prayed to God for the disappearance of the peasants, harassed them with fines, until, finally, they all disappeared. Saltykov's satire is directed against stubborn feudal lords who, on the eve of the peasant reform, tried to prevent a change in the old order, and when, contrary to their hopes, the reform was nevertheless carried out, they tried to weaken it by all sorts of measures.

Random phraseology:

And they went with the burning sun.

Meaning:

About those whose calculations did not come true, who did not achieve their goals, left without salty slurping (jokingly-iron.).

Origin:

From the poem "Reflections at the front door" (1858) by N. A. Nekrasov (1821-1877): "And the door slammed. They went like a burning sun, // Repeating: "God judge him!", // Spreading hopelessly their hands, // And, as long as I could see them, // They walked with their heads uncovered..."

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