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Egyptian work
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Phraseologism: Egyptian work.
Meaning: Hard, exhausting work.
Origin: An expression from the Bible about the hard work that the Jews performed while in Egyptian captivity (Exodus, 1:11, 13-14). "Rafters, wet and chilled, silently and without giving themselves a minute of rest, drag their logs through the lava and tie them into a new raft. They swarm over this Egyptian work like ants until the morning" (A.P. Chekhov, Na river).
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Zhdanki eat.
Meaning:
To wait too long and with great impatience, to wait for something, someone (folk joke).
Origin:
Phraseologism reflects the Russian folk custom described by V. G. Rasputin in the novel "Live and Remember" (1974): "The visit fell through, but they did not touch what was prepared for the meeting according to some old superstitious sign: if you exhaust the zhdanki, you will not wait for the meeting." Such a mention echoes the expression common on the Don to eat all the zhdanki associated with the custom: the wife of a Cossack, waiting for her husband on a visit, prepares food for the meeting and does not touch it until the expected arrival. If the husband did not return for a very long time, such products - "zhdanki" - were eaten. A similar custom existed among the Siberians. |
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