How famous proverbs and sayings end. Proverbs and sayings and their interpretation (meaning)
The earliest Russian proverbs and sayings discovered by scientific researchers date back to the twelfth century AD. Accurate, biting expressions, literally a few words long and containing all the salt folk wisdom have reached us, albeit in a slightly altered light.
Take, for example, the most famous sayings, like, “I ate the dogs in this matter” or “two boots are a pair.” This is only part of the phrase; initially these Russian proverbs sounded like this: “I ate the dog and choked on its tail”, “two pair of boots, both on the left foot”.
And immediately the proverbs of the Russian people take on a different meaning, don’t they? They always have double meaning- direct and indirect, so sometimes you need to read Russian proverbs more than once to understand their meaning.
Of course, many of them are outdated, and the words used in them are also outdated, but nevertheless, most of them still live, carrying their worldly wisdom through the centuries.
Not all proverbs were created specifically Ancient Rus', some of them were borrowed from religious books, and much later - from the works of Russian writers.
As an example, we can cite such popular proverbs as “And the cart is still there”, under the authorship of Ivan Andreevich Krylov, or, for example, « Happy Hours don't put it on"(from the play “Woe from Wit” by Alexander Sergeevich Griboyedov).
Russian proverbs are often equipped with a fair amount of humor, forcing people to take a different look at this or that problem, and even, perhaps, find the right solution.
And although we will never know the authors of many such sayings, their names have been lost, erased in the merciless flow of centuries, erasing them into dust human destinies, but these proverbs of the Russian people still live and make us happy. And then it depends only on ourselves whether we will preserve this heritage left by our distant ancestors.
The Russian people composed sayings on the theme of love, friendship, life path a person, aptly noting certain details, immortalizing them on paper, and even earlier - on a thin birch bark sheet.
Now, in this century information technology, just open the Yandex or Google search bar and enter the query “proverbs of the Russian people”, and many pages with various sayings will immediately appear, and will even be selected according to relevant topics. We don’t even appreciate the fact that today humanity has such powerful capabilities, but many centuries ago, wise sayings were diligently copied by hand and passed on from father to son, from grandfather to grandson.
An interesting fact: it turns out that proverbs and sayings are such a layer cultural heritage, found among all peoples of the Earth. And each huge layer of this folk wisdom is in its own way similar to all the others - after all, despite the different cultural traditions and customs, way of life, all people, without exception, value honest work, good relations- whether with neighbors or relatives, and they value hard work and a sharp mind.
This is exactly what popular sayings are about - they emphasize the importance of work in a person’s life, ridicule laziness, greed and other human vices, and joke about everyday troubles.
In essence, it is humor that helps a person survive troubles. Humor and hope for the best, it’s not for nothing that one of the sayings says: “In joy, know your limits, in trouble, do not lose faith”. And this is just one of hundreds of thousands of others!
It is also interesting that many sayings different nations world are very consonant with each other, for example, widely famous phrase about the apple and the apple tree is very popular all over the world, only each nation has reshaped it in its own way.
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They are easily remembered, imprinted in the memory forever, and perhaps that is also why they live for so many centuries. After all, books may be lost, Internet sites may stop working, but what you remember will be forever in your head. And you yourself will be able to pass on this wisdom of the Russian people, captured in apt phrases, to your children and grandchildren, and maybe great-grandchildren - who knows?
Proverbs and sayings have entered our speech, coming from the depths of centuries. But not everyone knows full versions these popular examples of folk poetry. But the entire saying sometimes carries a different meaning.
1. Appetite comes with eating, and greed comes with appetite.
2. Grandmother was wondering, she said in two ways, either it will rain or it will snow, or it will happen, or it won’t.
3. Poverty is not a vice, but a misfortune.
4. B healthy body a healthy mind is a rare blessing.
5. There is a freak in the family, and because of the freak, everything is not pleasing.
6. You’re as lucky as a drowned man on Saturday - you don’t have to heat the bathhouse.
7. A raven will not peck out a crow’s eye, but will peck it out and not pull it out.
8. Everyone seeks the truth, but not everyone creates it.
9. Where it is thin, it breaks, where it is thick, it is layered.
10. It was smooth on paper, but they forgot about the ravines and walked along them.
11. Goal is like a falcon, but sharp like an axe.
12. Hunger is not your aunt, she won’t bring you a pie.
13. The grave will correct the hunchback, and the club will correct the stubborn one.
14. The lip is not a fool, the tongue is not a shovel: they know what is bitter and what is sweet.
15. Two boots in a pair, but both are left.
16. Two are waiting for the third, but seven are not waiting for the one.
17. Girlish shame - up to the threshold, crossed and forgotten.
18. A master’s work is afraid, but another master’s work is afraid.
19. A spoon is on its way to dinner, and then at least for a bench.
20. The law is not written to fools; if it is written, it is not read; if it is read, then it is not understood; if it is understood, it is not understood.
21. We live, chew bread, and sometimes add salt.
22. For a beaten person they give two unbeaten ones, but they don’t take much.
23. If you chase two hares, you won’t catch a single wild boar.
24. Overseas there is joy, but it is someone else’s, but here we have sorrow, but our own.
25. They carry the legs of a hare, feed the teeth of a wolf, and protect the tail of a fox.
26. It’s time for business and time for fun.
27. And a blind horse carries, if a sighted person sits on the cart.
28. A mosquito will not knock down a horse until the bear helps.
29. Whoever remembers the old is out of sight, and whoever forgets is both.
30. The hen pecks at the grain, but the whole yard is covered in droppings.
31. The beginning is hard, but the end is near.
32. Bad luck is an initiative - there is a hole, there will be a gap.
33. Young people scold - they amuse themselves, and old people scold - they get angry.
34. They carry water on the (offended) angry ones, but they ride on the kind ones.
35. Don’t open your mouth to someone else’s loaf, get up early and start your own.
36. It’s not all Maslenitsa, there will be Lent.
37. The woodpecker is not sad that he cannot sing; the whole forest can already hear him.
38. Neither fish, nor meat, nor caftan, nor cassock.
39. A new broom sweeps in a new way, but when it breaks, it lies under the bench.
40. Alone in the field is not a warrior, but a traveler.
41. Horses die from work, but people grow stronger.
42. Horses do not roam for oats, and do not seek good for good.
43. A double-edged sword, it hits here and there.
44. Repetition is the mother of learning, the consolation of fools.
45. Repetition is the mother of learning and a refuge for the lazy.
46. Water does not flow under a lying stone, and under a rolling stone it does not have time.
47. The sea is knee-deep for a drunken man, and the puddle is up to his ears.
48. Dust is a column, smoke is a rocker, but the hut is not heated, not swept.
49. Work is not a wolf, it won’t run away into the forest, that’s why it must be done, damn it.
50. Grow big, but don’t be a noodle, stretch a mile, but don’t be simple.
51. A fisherman sees a fisherman from afar, so he avoids them.
52. The hand washes the hand, but both itch.
53. If you get along with a bee, you’ll get honey; if you get along with a beetle, you’ll end up in manure.
54. Your eye is a diamond, and someone else’s is glass.
55. Seven troubles - one answer, the eighth trouble - nowhere at all.
56. A bullet is afraid of a brave man, but he will find a coward in the bushes.
57. The dog lies in the hay, does not eat itself and does not give it to the cattle.
58. They ate the dog and choked on its tail.
59. Old age is not a joy; if you sit down, you won’t get up; if you run, you won’t stop.
60. An old horse will not spoil the furrow, nor will it plow deep.
62. Fear has big eyes, but they see nothing.
63. If you hit one cheek, turn the other, but don’t allow yourself to be hit.
64. Uma ward, but the key is lost.
65. Bread on the table - and the table is a throne, but not a piece of bread - and the table is a board.
66. My mouth is full of trouble, but there is nothing to bite.
67. Miracles in a sieve - there are many holes, but nowhere to jump out.
68. It’s sewn and covered, but the knot is here.
69. My tongue is my enemy, it speaks before my mind.
70. My tongue is my enemy, it prowls before the mind, seeking trouble.
Some of those proverbs and sayings that have been known to us for many years were not quite the same in the original. Or they became not quite the same over time. Oral folk art It was rarely written down before and, passing from one generation to another, it could lose some part and be transformed semantically. And sometimes their meaning was changed over the centuries by our contemporaries, adapting them to their mood or new realities.
This material contains 50 proverbs and sayings that were actually longer or became longer more recently.
Grandma was wondering and said in two ways: either it will rain or it will snow, either it will happen or it won’t.
Poverty is not a vice, but much worse.
A healthy mind in a healthy body is a rare blessing.
You're as lucky as a drowned man on Saturday - you don't have to heat the bathhouse.
A raven will not peck out a crow's eye, but will peck it out and not pull it out.
It was smooth on paper, but they forgot about the ravines and walked along them.
Goal is like a falcon, and sharp as an axe.
Hunger is not an aunt, she won’t bring you a pie.
The lip is not a fool, the tongue is not a shovel.
Two boots in a pair, both left.
Even if a fool likes a stake, he puts two of his own.
A girl's shame reaches the threshold, she crosses it and forgets.
A spoon is on its way to dinner, and then at least for a bench.
For a beaten person they give two unbeaten ones, but they don’t take much.
If you chase two hares, you won’t catch a single wild boar.
The hare's legs are worn. The wolf's teeth are fed, the fox's tail is protected.
It’s time for business and time for fun.
The mosquito will not knock down the horse until the bear helps.
Whoever remembers the old is out of sight, and whoever forgets is both.
The hen pecks every grain, and the whole yard is covered in droppings.
Bad luck is the beginning - there is a hole, there will be a gap.
Young people scold and are amused, and old people scold and get angry.
Don’t open your mouth to someone else’s loaf, get up early and start your own.
It's not all Maslenitsa, there will be Lent.
The woodpecker is not sad that he cannot sing; the whole forest can already hear him.
Neither fish, nor meat, nor caftan, nor cassock.
A new broom sweeps in a new way, but when it breaks, it lies under the bench.
Alone in the field is not a warrior, but a traveler.
Horses die from work, but people grow stronger.
It's a double-edged sword, it hits here and there.
Repetition is the mother of learning, the consolation of fools.
For a drunk, the sea is knee-deep, and the puddle is up to his ears.
The dust is a column, the smoke is a rocker, but the hut is not heated, not swept.
Work is not a wolf, it won’t run away into the forest, that’s why it must be done, damn it.
Grow big, but don't be a noodle, stretch a mile, but don't be simple.
The hand washes the hand, but both itch.
The fisherman sees the fisherman from afar, so he avoids them.
If you get along with a bee, you’ll get honey; if you get along with a beetle, you’ll end up in manure.
The dog lies in the hay, does not eat itself and does not give it to the cattle.
They ate the dog and choked on its tail.
An old horse will not spoil the furrows, and it will not plow deep.
Fear has big eyes, but they see nothing.
The ward is crazy, but the key is lost.
Bread on the table - and the table is a throne, but not a piece of bread - and the table is a board.
Miracles in a sieve - there are many holes, but nowhere to jump out.
All right, but the knot is here.
My tongue is my enemy, it prowls before the mind, looking for trouble.
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THE PROVERB DOES NOT SAY FORMALLY
IT'S TIME FOR BUSINESS, AND IT'S AN HOUR FOR FUN.
A handwritten note from Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich (1629 - 1676) to a collection of rules for falconry, a favorite pastime of that time. It is usually said as a reminder to a person who, while having fun, forgets about the matter.
TWO DEATHS CAN'T HAPPEN, BUT ONE CAN'T BE SAVED.
The inevitable will still happen, whether you take risks or not. It speaks of the determination to do something associated with risk, danger, and at the same time with the hope that the danger can still be avoided.
THE FIRST DAMN IT IS LOMIC.
It often happens that the housewife doesn’t succeed in the first pancake (it doesn’t come out of the frying pan well, it burns), but the housewife uses it to determine whether the dough is well kneaded, whether the pan is warmed up, or whether it needs to add oil. It is said to justify the unsuccessful start of a new, difficult business.
IF YOU CHASE TWO HARRIES, YOU WILL NOT Catch EITHER.
It is said when someone takes on several (usually beneficial for themselves) tasks at once and therefore cannot do any of them well or complete them.
GRANDMOTHER SAID TWO.
In two (simple) - vaguely, with the ability to understand one way or another. It is unknown whether what is expected will come true; It is still unknown how it will be: one way or another. They say when they doubt the implementation of what they propose.
FOR ONE BEATEN, THEY GIVE TWO UNBEATEN.
They say when they understand that punishment for mistakes made is good for a person, because this is how he gains experience.
AN OLD FRIEND IS BETTER THAN THE NEW TWO.
It is said when they want to emphasize the loyalty, devotion and irreplaceability of an old friend.
ONE HEAD IS GOOD, BUT TWO IS BETTER.
It is said when, when solving a problem, they turn to someone for advice, when they solve a matter together
GET LOST IN TWO PINES.
Not being able to understand something simple, uncomplicated, not being able to find a way out of the simplest difficulty.
FROM THE POT THREE VERSHKS.
Very short, short, small.
I PROMISED THREE BOXES.
A lot (to say, promise, lie, etc.).
THE PROMISED WILL BE WAITING FOR THREE YEARS.
They say it jokingly when they do not believe that someone will soon fulfill their promises or when the fulfillment of what is promised is delayed indefinitely.
CRY IN THREE STREAMS.
That is, it is very bitter to cry.
THE FIFTH WHEEL IN THE CART.
A superfluous, unnecessary person in any matter.
SEVEN DO NOT WAIT FOR ONE.
This is what they say when they start something without someone who is late, or with a reproach to someone who makes many (not necessarily seven) wait.
SEVEN TROUBLES - ONE ANSWER.
Let’s take the risk again, and if we have to answer, then for everything at once, at the same time. It speaks of the determination to do something else risky, dangerous in addition to what has already been done.
MEASURE SEVEN TIMES - CUT ONCE.
Before you do anything serious, think it over carefully, foresee everything. It is said as advice to think about everything possible options actions before starting any business.
TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH.
Without an eye (obsolete) - without supervision, without supervision. Things are done poorly and unsatisfactorily when several people are responsible for it at once. It is said when several people (or even organizations) responsible for a matter rely on each other and each individual treats their responsibilities in bad faith.
ALL TRIN IS GRASS.
The mysterious "tryn-grass" is not at all some kind of herbal medicine that people drink so as not to worry. At first it was called "tyn-grass", and tyn is a fence. The result was “fence grass,” that is, a weed that no one needed, everyone was indifferent to.
ADD ON THE FIRST NUMBER.
You won't believe it, but old school students were flogged every week, no matter who was right or wrong. And if the “mentor” overdoes it, then such a spanking would last for a long time, until the first day of the next month.
GOAL LIKE A FALCON.
Terribly poor, beggar. Usually they think that we're talking about about the falcon bird. But she has nothing to do with it. In fact, the "falcon" is an ancient military battering gun. It was a completely smooth (“bare”) cast iron block attached to chains. Nothing extra!
ORPHAN OF KAZAN.
This is what they say about a person who pretends to be unhappy, offended, helpless in order to pity someone. But why is the orphan “Kazan”? It turns out that this phraseological unit arose after the conquest of Kazan by Ivan the Terrible. The Mirzas (Tatar princes), finding themselves subjects of the Russian Tsar, tried to beg all sorts of concessions from him, complaining about their orphanhood and bitter fate.
TURNED - TURNED UP.
Now this seems to be a completely harmless expression. And once it was associated with shameful punishment. During the time of Ivan the Terrible, a guilty boyar was placed backwards on a horse with his clothes turned inside out and, in this disgraced form, was driven around the city to the whistling and jeers of the street crowd.
LEAD BY THE NOSE.
Deceive by promising and not fulfilling what was promised. This expression was associated with fairground entertainment. Gypsies led bears by a ring threaded through their noses. And they forced them, the poor fellows, to do various tricks, deceiving them with the promise of a handout.
SCAPEGOAT.
This is the name given to a person who is blamed for someone else. The history of this expression is as follows: the ancient Jews had a rite of absolution. The priest laid both hands on the head of the living goat, thereby, as it were, transferring the sins of the entire people onto it. After this, the goat was driven out into the desert. Many, many years have passed, and the ritual no longer exists, but the expression still lives on.
SHARPEN THE LASKS.
Lyasy (balusters) are turned figured posts of railings at the porch. Only a real master. Probably, at first, “sharpening balusters” meant conducting an elegant, fancy, ornate (like balusters) conversation. But in our time, the number of people skilled in conducting such a conversation became fewer and fewer. So this expression came to mean empty chatter.
GRATED KALAC.
In the old days there really was such a type of bread - “grated kalach”. The dough for it was crumpled, kneaded, “grated” for a very long time, which is why the kalach turned out to be unusually fluffy. And there was also a proverb - “do not grate, do not crush, there will be no kalach.” That is, trials and tribulations teach a person. The expression comes from this proverb.
HACK ON THE NOSE.
If you think about it, the meaning of this expression seems cruel - you must agree, it’s not very pleasant to imagine an ax next to your own nose. In reality, everything is not so sad. In this expression, the word “nose” has nothing to do with the organ of smell. A “nose” was the name given to a memorial plaque, or a note tag. In the distant past, illiterate people always carried such tablets and sticks with them, with the help of which they made all kinds of notes or notches for memory.
AFTER THE RAIN ON THURSDAY.
Rusichi - ancient ancestors Russians - among their gods they honored the main god - the god of thunder and lightning Perun. One of the days of the week was dedicated to him - Thursday (it is interesting that among the ancient Romans Thursday was also dedicated to the Latin Perun - Jupiter). Prayers were offered to Perun for rain during the drought. It was believed that he should be especially willing to fulfill requests on “his day” - Thursday. And since these prayers often remained in vain, the saying “After the rain on Thursday” began to be applied to everything that is unknown when it will come true.
NO FLUFF, NO FEATHER.
This expression arose among hunters and was based on the superstitious idea that with a direct wish (both down and feather), the results of a hunt can be jinxed. In the language of hunters, feather means bird, and down means animals. In ancient times, a hunter going on a hunt received this parting word, the “translation” of which looks something like this: “Let your arrows fly past the target, let the snares and traps you set remain empty, just like the trapping pit!” To which the earner, in order not to jinx it either, replied: “To hell!” And both were sure that evil spirits, invisibly present during this dialogue, will be satisfied and fall behind, and will not plot intrigues during the hunt.
KICK THE BUCKLES.
What are “baklushi”, who “beats” them and when? For a long time, artisans have been making spoons, cups and other utensils from wood. To carve a spoon, it was necessary to chop off a block of wood from a log. Apprentices were entrusted with preparing the bucks: it was an easy, trivial task that did not require any special skill. Preparing such chocks was called “beating the lumps.” From here, from the mockery of the masters at the auxiliary workers - “baklushechnik”, our saying came from.
RUB THE GLASSES.
How can glasses be rubbed in? Where and why? Such a picture would look very ridiculous. And the absurdity occurs because we are not talking about glasses at all, which are used to correct vision. There is another meaning of the word "glasses": red and black marks on playing cards. There is even a gambling card game called “point”. For as long as there have been cards, there have been dishonest players and cheaters. In order to deceive their partner, they resorted to all sorts of tricks. By the way, they knew how to quietly “rub in points” - turn a seven into a six or a four into a five, on the go, during the game, by gluing in a “point” or covering it with a special white powder. And the expression “to cheat” began to mean “to deceive”, hence other words were born: “deception”, “deception” - a trickster who knows how to embellish his work, pass off the bad as very good.
THEY CARRY WATER ON THE ANGRY (OFFENDED).
This proverb can be said to a person who is angry and angry unnecessarily. The roots of the saying come from the ancient colloquial speech. Then the word “angry” meant diligent, zealous, diligent. It was these diligent and diligent horses that were chosen for hard work - they carried water in barrels from the river. Thus, the most “angry” (that is, diligent) got the most thankless hard work.
THE WORD IS NOT A SPARROW - YOU WILL NOT CAPTURE IT FLIGHT.
The proverb teaches that before you say anything, you need to think carefully. After all, it’s easy to say a word, but you won’t have to regret what you said later...
FEAR HAS GREAT EYES...
A person gripped by fear and frightened very often exaggerates the danger and sees it where it actually is not.
THE MOUNTAIN GAVE BIRTH TO A MOUSE.
The original source of this proverb is considered to be ancient greek legend about pregnant Mount Olympus. God Zeus, fearing that the birth of this mountain would cause major upheavals in the camp of the gods, he made the mountain... give birth to a mouse. The proverb “The mountain gave birth to a mouse” is used in a situation where significant and gigantic efforts ultimately bring insignificant results.
TAKE CARE OF YOUR HONOR FROM YOUTH.
From a young age, adv. - from a young age, from a young age. Advice to young people to value their honor from their youth, good name(just like saving clothes again, i.e. while they are new). Spoken as a parting word young man at the beginning of his life's journey.
WITHOUT DIFFICULTY YOU CAN’T TAKE (PUT) A FISH OUT OF THE POND.
Every business requires effort; Without effort, you can’t do anything. It is said when it takes a lot of work, hard work to achieve some result.
CHICKENS ARE COUNTABLE IN THE AUTUMN.
In the fall (simple) - in the fall. Not all chicks born in the summer survive to peasant farms until autumn. Someone will be carried away birds of prey, the weak simply will not survive, which is why they say that chickens should be counted in the fall, when it is clear how many of them have survived. You have to judge anything by the end results. It is said when someone prematurely expresses joy at possible success, although the final results are still far away and a lot can change.
GOLDEN IS SMALL, YES DEAR.
Zolotnik is an old Russian unit of weight equal to 4.26 grams. It fell out of use after 1917, when the country introduced metric system measure, which is based on the meter (a measure of length) and the kilogram (a measure of weight). Before this, the main measures of weight were pood (16 kg) and pound (400 g), which had 96 spools. The spool was the smallest measure of weight and was used mainly when weighing gold and silver. Yes, it does. conjunction - but, however. Road - kr. form m.r. from dear. Small in size, but valuable for its qualities. It is said about one who is small in stature, but has many virtues, positive qualities, as well as about something small in size, but very important in essence.
HERE IS YOUR DAY, GRANDMOTHER.
The saying reflects one of the episodes in the history of the Russian people associated with the enslavement of peasants. The emergence of serfdom, i.e., the legally enforceable right of a landowner (feudal lord) to personality, forced labor and the peasant's property, dates back to the time Kievan Rus(IX-XII centuries). The peasants, although they were considered free (free), did not have the right to pass from one owner to another during the year: custom required that they leave only after all field work, at the beginning of winter, when all the grain was already harvested. In the middle of the 15th century, peasants were allowed to move from one owner to another once a year - a week before St. George’s Day and a week after it (St. George’s Day, that is, the day of St. George, in Russian Yuri, the patron saint of farmers, was celebrated November 26, old style, chronology). IN late XVI centuries, the crossing of peasants was prohibited on St. George’s Day. Thus, the peasants were attached to the land and had to remain with their landowner for life. The peasants, who were waiting for St. George's Day as the only opportunity to change their owner and try to improve their lives, were taken away last hope to change your position. This is how a saying arose, expressing regret about unfulfilled hopes.
They say it when they want to express extreme surprise or disappointment at something that unexpectedly happened, something they just found out about and that took away hope and disappointed expectations.
WHERE OURS DIDN’T DISAPPEAR or WHERE OURS DIDN’T DISAPPEAR.
Let's take a risk and try to do it. It is said to be desperately determined to do something, taking risks.
THE EYES ARE FEARED (afraid), BUT THE HANDS DO.
Starting great job, you are afraid that you won’t be able to cope, but when you start it, you calm down, you understand that you are able to overcome all difficulties.
It is said to encourage one before starting a big or unfamiliar job, or is said with joy when such work is done.
WHERE IT'S THIN, IT TEARS.
Trouble and disaster usually happen where something is unreliable and fragile. They say that when something bad happens, it’s a nuisance, although it was already bad before.
HUNGER IS NOT AN AUNT.
Initially: hunger is not an auntie, she won’t slip a pie. It is said when the feeling of hunger forces you to eat even what you don’t like, or to do something that you wouldn’t do under other circumstances.
THE HUMPBACK GRAVE WILL BE FIXED.
A person's ingrained flaws or oddities cannot be corrected. It is said when there is a belief that a person will not change.
GOOD FOR INVENTION IS CLEVER.
Goli, goli, f., collected. (obsolete) - beggars, poor people. Hitra - kr. form g. r. from cunning, here (obsolete): inventive, skillful in something. Lack, the absence of something, forces you to be inventive, to use what you have, what you have at hand. It is said with approval or satisfaction when, due to a lack of something necessary, something original and, as a rule, cheap is invented.
BUCKWHEAT PORRIDGE PRAITS ITSELF.
Buckwheat - made from buckwheat grains. Buckwheat is a herbaceous plant, from the seeds of which cereals and flour are made. Buckwheat porridge- one of the favorite foods of Russians. Buckwheat porridge is so good, so tasty, its merits are so obvious to everyone that it does not need praise. It is spoken with mocking condemnation about an immodest person when he praises himself and speaks about his merits.
PREPARE A SLED IN SUMMER AND A CART IN WINTER.
Sleigh, sled, plural only - a winter cart on two runners for driving in the snow. A cart is a summer cart on four wheels for transporting goods. The sleigh and cart are harnessed to a horse. Prepare for everything in advance. It is said as advice to prepare in advance everything that will be needed in the future.
THE THUNDER WILL NOT CLASH, THE MAN WILL NOT CROSS himself.
Rumble (1 and 2 l. not used), owl - suddenly rumble, thunder. Man (obsolete) - peasant.
Cross yourself, -cross yourself, -cross yourself, sov.- make a sign of the cross on yourself with your hand: attach three fingers folded together (thumb, index and middle) right hand successively to the forehead, to the chest, to one and the other shoulder. People who believed in God professed Christian religion, were baptized on many occasions everyday life. This was a mandatory ritual during prayer (at home and in church), before eating, when entering a hut (they were baptized while looking at the icons in the corner), etc. They baptized the mouth while yawning, baptized loved ones who were leaving or traveling far away and for a long time, they were baptized from fear at the sounds of thunder, etc. In the old days, believers were afraid of thunderstorms like unexplained phenomenon nature. When thunder rumbled, it was believed that thunder (not lightning) could bring misfortune (kill, cause a fire). Therefore, in order to ward off misfortune, to avoid misfortune from a thunderstorm, people were baptized precisely during the thunder; the thunder seemed to warn of a possible misfortune.
Until trouble or trouble occurs, a careless person does not remember about them and does not take measures to prevent them. They say when they do at the last moment something that should have been done in advance.
HAVING GIVEN YOUR WORD, STAY AWAY.
Either be true to your word or don't promise. It is said as a reminder of a promise made or as a reproach for an unfulfilled promise, as well as a warning, advice to refrain from making promises if you are not sure that you can fulfill them.
DO NOT LOOK A GIFT HORSE in the mouth.
Gifted (colloquial) - given, received as a gift. A horse's teeth are examined when they want to determine its age. An old horse's teeth are worn out, so when you buy a horse, be sure to check its teeth so as not to buy an old one. They don’t discuss the gift; they accept what they give. They say when they receive something as a gift that they don’t like and that they wouldn’t choose themselves.
THINGS ARE GOING ON, THE OFFICE IS WRITING.
Spoken jokingly about someone active work, which is not influenced by any external circumstances.
THINGS LIKE SOOT WHITE.
Soot is black particles from incomplete combustion of fuel that settle on the internal surfaces of stoves and chimneys. Soot is a symbol of the blackest color; there is no such thing as white soot, and the humorous comparison “white as soot” essentially characterizes a black object. The word "black" in figuratively means "dark, heavy." Bela - kr. form g. r. from white. Usually said in response to the question “How are you?”, when things are going badly or when they do not want to answer specifically and are limited to this vague answer (the answer implies an unsatisfactory state of affairs).
THE CHILD DOESN'T CRY, THE MOTHER DOESN'T UNDERSTAND.
Understand, nesov. (obsolete) - to understand something, to guess about something. If you don’t say what you need, no one will guess about it and therefore won’t be able to help. It is said when the lack of help to someone is explained by ignorance of his needs.
AT HOUSE WALLS HELP.
At home or in a familiar, familiar environment, a person feels more confident and calm. It is said with confidence or with the hope that in a familiar environment it will be easier to cope with any task.
ROAD SPOON FOR DINNER.
Road - kr. form g. r. from dear; here: “important, valuable to someone, one that is treasured.” Expensive, valuable is what appears at the right time. It is said when something is done or received on time, precisely at the moment when it is especially interested or needed, or it is said as a reproach to someone who did not do what was necessary on time.
FRIENDS ARE KNOWN (recognized) IN TROUBLE.
Only in difficult moment you'll find out who you are true friend. It is said in relation to someone who turned out to be very attentive and helped someone in a difficult situation or, conversely, showed callousness towards someone in trouble.
IT WILL HEAL BEFORE THE WEDDING.
It will pass soon, it will heal soon. It is said jokingly to console the victim.
FOR A SWEET FRIEND AND AN EARRING (EARRING) FROM EAR.
Ear - diminutive - affectionate. to the ear. For the beloved, dear person No regrets, you will give your best. It is said that when, out of a feeling of sympathy, a person is generous towards another, ready to do everything for him.
DEBT PAYMENT IS RED.
Payment, payment, m. - depositing money on account of something; pay. Krasen - kr. form m.r. from red, here: (folk poet.) “beautiful; joyful, pleasant.” The way you treat someone is how they will treat you. It is said when in response to some action or attitude they do the same.
WHERE CRASHES HAVE THE WINTER.
The saying “I’ll show you where the crayfish spend the winter” originated during the days of serfdom. In the middle of winter, the master sent the guilty person to get crayfish for the table. And in winter it is very difficult to find crayfish, and besides, you can freeze and catch a cold. Since then, this saying has meant a threat, a warning of punishment.
DISCOVER AMERICA.
America was discovered by the navigator Columbus more than five hundred years ago. Therefore, when someone announces something that everyone has known for a long time, they jokingly say to him: “Well, you discovered America!”
THROUGH THE STUMP DECK.
The deck is a log. You have to move slowly through the forest when you have either a stump or a log under your feet. The expression “through the roof” means to do something somehow, indiscriminately.
INVENT THE BICYCLE.
We all know what a bicycle is and how it works. “Don’t reinvent the wheel” so as not to waste time inventing something that has already existed for a long time.
THE MASTER'S WORK IS AFRAID.
Any task can be accomplished if a master, that is, a skilled one, takes on it. knowledgeable person. It is spoken with admiration and praise when a person shows skill and mastery in his craft.
THE HAT IS NOT GOOD FOR SENKA.
In the old days, the hat was a symbol of wealth and nobility. By its size they judged what place a person occupied in society. “Not a hat for Senka” - this is what they say about a person who is not able to perform this or that work or occupy a certain position.
LOOK FOR THE WIND IN THE FIELD.
Look - command, on. from ch. look for (I'm looking for, looking for), nesov. You won’t find it anyway, there’s no need to look. It talks about someone who has disappeared and who cannot be found (how useless it is to look for the wind in a field), or about something that is irretrievably lost.
YOU CAN'T ERASE WORDS FROM A SONG.
What happened, happened, everything will have to be told. They say it as if apologizing for having to tell everything without leaving out any (usually unpleasant) details (just as you can’t delete a single word from a song so as not to spoil the whole song).
OUT OF THE FRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE.
Yes, it does. conjunction - but, however. Fire (obsolete and regional) - flame, fire. In popular speech, flame, that is, fire that rises above a burning object, is associated with greater misfortune, flame is a stronger fire. From one misfortune to another, big one, from difficult situation to the worst.
It is said when a person, being in a difficult situation, finds himself in an even more difficult situation.
AND THE SWEDISH, AND THE REAPER, AND IN THE DUDU (on the pipe) THE PLAYER.
Shvets (obsolete and simple) - one who sews clothes, a tailor. The reaper is the one who reaps (cuts off when harvesting) the ripe ears of corn with a sickle. In the dudu (on the pipe) the player (obsolete) is the one who plays the pipe, a musician. About someone who can do everything or who simultaneously performs various duties.
AND YOU WANT AND HURT.
It pricks - blank, 3 l. units h. from ch. inject, nesov. "to touch something sharp, causing pain." It is said when you want to do something, but you are scared because it is associated with some kind of danger, with risk.
AND LAUGHTER AND SIN.
It is said when something is both funny and sad at the same time.
AND THE OLD WOMAN HAS A FAILURE.
Prorukha (simple) - mistake, oversight, failure. And an experienced person can make a mistake, make a mistake, a mistake. It is said to justify a mistake, a mistake made by a person from whom it could not be expected.
AND THE WOLVES ARE FEED, AND THE SHEEP ARE SAFE.
It is said when it is possible to resolve a difficult situation conveniently for both some and others, or when a solution to the issue is made that satisfies everyone.
THE CAT KNOWS (smells) WHOSE MEAT IT EATS.
Smells - 3 l. units h. from ch. smell (smell, smell), ness. (simple) feel. They talk about someone who feels guilty and shows it through their behavior.
MAKE A FOOL PRAY TO GOD, HE WILL BREAK HIS FOREHEOD (break him).
By Orthodox custom During prayer, believers kneel down and bow low (bow), almost touching their foreheads to the floor. It is spoken with condemnation about a person who damaged the cause with excessive zeal and diligence.
WHAT I BUYED FOR IS WHAT I SELL FOR.
I repeat what I heard. They speak in their own defense when they retell rumors and therefore do not vouch for the authenticity of what was said.
BAD EXAMPLES ARE CONTAGIOUS or BAD EXAMPLE IS CONTAGIOUS.
Bad - bad. Contagious - kr. form m.r. from contagious, here: “one that causes imitation of itself, is easily transmitted to others. It is said when someone imitates bad behavior or the actions of another person.
THE LAW IS NOT WRITTEN FOR FOOLS (fools).
Laws are written for reasonable people; fools do not know the laws and do not obey them. It is said about a person when he acts, from the speaker’s point of view, strangely or unreasonably, contrary to common sense and generally accepted norms of behavior.
*in a new way*
THE LAW IS NOT WRITTEN FOR FOOLS, IF IT IS WRITTEN, IT IS NOT READ,
IF YOU READ THEN THEY WILL NOT UNDERSTAND, IF YOU UNDERSTAND THEN IT IS NOT SO!
FRIENDSHIP IS FRIENDSHIP AND SERVICE IS SERVICE.
Friendly relationships should not affect work relationships. It is said when a person, despite friendly relations with someone occupying a different (usually higher) official position, does not deviate from fulfilling official requirements and duties.
OVER THE SEA, A HALF HEIFER, AND A RUBLE CARRIAGE.
Heifer (colloquial) - a young cow that has not yet had calves. Polushka is the smallest coin in pre-revolutionary Russia, equal to one-fourth of a kopeck (there are one hundred kopecks in one ruble). Yes, it does. conjunction - but, however. Transportation - here: payment for transported goods. Even a cheap thing will become expensive if you have to pay dearly for its transportation. They say when it is unprofitable to transport cheap goods from afar.
LIVING LIFE IS NOT A FIELD TO CROSS.
Life is complex and living it is not easy. It talks about the variety of events, about the difficulties that a person encounters throughout his life.
THERE IS NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE or NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE.
Nothing happens without a reason. It is usually said when they believe that there is some truth in the rumors that have spread.
The master's work is afraid.
Water wears away stones.
If you hurry, you will make people laugh.
The forest is being cut down and the chips are flying.
Alone in the field is not a warrior.
They do not seek good from good.
Measure seven times, cut once.
The elbow is close, but you won’t bite.
They knock out a wedge with a wedge.
Live forever, learn forever.
An old friend is better than two new ones.
Debt payment is red.
There is no smoke without fire.
They meet you by their clothes, they see them off by their intelligence.
Time for business, time for fun.
Strike while the iron is hot.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Tears won't help your grief.
If you chase two hares, you won’t catch either.
Labor feeds, but laziness spoils.
Not caught - not a thief.
A vegetable garden is income for a family.
To live is to serve the Motherland.
Patience and work will grind everything down.
If you love to ride, you also love to carry sleds.
Like father like son.
If you don't know the ford, don't poke your nose into the water.
Don't have a hundred rubles, but have a hundred friends.
For a big ship, a long voyage.
Not everything is Maslenitsa for the cat.
All that glitters is not gold.
Take it with you so you don’t fall when walking.
After a fight they don’t wave their fists.
The road is a spoon for dinner.
The word is not a sparrow; if it flies out, you won’t catch it.
It is not the place that makes the person, but the person the place.
Don't sit in your own sleigh.
The world is illuminated by the sun, and man is illuminated by knowledge.
The thief's hat is on fire.
They don’t go to someone else’s monastery with their own rules.
The world is not without good people.
A bad peace is better than a “good” quarrel.
Whoever is in pain talks about it.
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