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Arshin swallow

Proverbs and sayings

Phraseologism: Swallow arshin.

Meaning: Stay unnaturally straight.

Origin: The Turkish word "arshin", meaning a measure of length of one cubit, has long become Russian. Until the revolution, Russian merchants and artisans constantly used arshins - wooden and metal rulers seventy-one centimeters long. Imagine how a person who swallowed such a ruler should look like, and you will understand why this expression is used in relation to stiff and arrogant people.

Random phraseology:

And the ball is over.

Meaning:

About the end, completion of any business, about the finale of any event.

Origin:

Mistakenly attributed to Russian urban folklore. The author of this expression is the poet Alexei Damianovich Illichevsky (1798-1837), a lyceum comrade of A. S. Pushkin. He wrote a lot (for example, A. S. Pushkin really liked his epigrams), but of all his poetic heritage, only these words from the poem "Three Blind Men" entered Russian speech: / The universe is ruled by three blind men: // Fortune, Death and Cupid. // Our life is a feast: with a welcoming caress // Fortune opens the hall, // Cupid commands the dance, // Death comes, and the ball is over.

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