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Lay wives and children

Ostrovsky A.N.

Phraseologism: Lay wives and children.

Meaning: Do not regret anything, donate the most expensive ..

Origin: Speech of the Nizhny Novgorod zemstvo headman Kuzma Minin to the people of Nizhny Novgorod in September 1611 with an appeal to donate money for the militia (according to the "New Chronicler", compiled c. 1630): "... Not only our bellies, otherwise we will not regret our yards to sell and wives and children to pawn." Minin Kuzma Minich, (? -1616), Nizhny Novgorod townsman, one of the leaders of the 2nd Zemstvo militia in 1611-1612. Nizhny Novgorod, who joined the patriotic people's movement against the Poles. The expression is usually quoted from the "History of Russia ..." S. M. Solovyov: "Do not regret anything, sell yards, mortgage wives and children." It is also quoted in the poetic transcription of A. N. Ostrovsky: “We will not spare the treasury and stomachs! // And there will be few: we will lay wives, children!” - “Let's lay wives! Let's lay down our children!"

Random phraseology:

Lies, damned lies and statistics.

Meaning:

On the questionable credibility of statistical materials.

Origin:

Full version: "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics", eng. "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics"). The expression gained fame thanks to Mark Twain, who, in the publication of "A Chapter of My Autobiography" in the journal "North American Review" on July 5, 1907, attributed it to British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli: attributed to Disraeli: "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."

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