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Starry hour

Stefan Zweig

Phraseologism: Finest hour.

Meaning: 1. A moment of luck, the pinnacle of success. 2. A turning point, a decisive moment.

Origin: From the author's preface to the collection of historical short stories "The Starry Clock of Humanity" ("Sternstunde der Menschen", 1927, Russian translation-1956) by the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig (1881-1942). He wrote: "... Each step of the era ... matures gradually ... out of millions of wasted hours, only one becomes truly historical - the finest hour of mankind... if the finest hour strikes, it predetermines the coming years and centuries." This is the only historical moment, according to the writer, and "predetermines the fate of hundreds of generations, directs the lives of individuals, an entire nation or even mankind." As Zweig himself explained, he called these turning points in the life of mankind so "because, like eternal stars, they invariably shine in the night of oblivion and decay."

Random phraseology:

I didn’t even notice the elephant.

Meaning:

Not to notice the most important, important (jokingly-iron.).

Origin:

From the fable "Curious" (1814) by I. A. Krylov (1769-1844). Its plot: a visitor to the Kunstkamera was carried away by looking at small insects there, but, as it turns out, he didn’t notice something that was impossible not to notice: “What butterflies, insects, // Boogers, flies, cockroaches! // What tiny cows! // There are, right, less than a pinhead!" - // "Have you seen an elephant? What does it look like!" // "Is he there?" - "There!". - "Well, brother, I'm to blame: // I didn't even notice the elephant."

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