Proverbs and their interpretation. Proverb, saying “Food tastes better after work”: explanation of the meaning, meaning of the proverb, sayings. Proverbs can be called a storehouse of experience and wisdom in their purest form. This is a short saying, instructive in spirit and having

THE PROVERB DOES NOT SAY FORMALLY

BUSINESS BEFORE PLEASURE.
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 in justification bad start a new, difficult task.
IF YOU CHASE TWO HARRIES, YOU WILL NOT Catch EITHER.
It is said when someone takes on several (usually beneficial for himself) 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 TWO NEW ONES.
It is said when they want to emphasize the loyalty, devotion and irreplaceability of an old friend.

ONE HEAD IT'S GOOD, BUT TWO 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.

SEVEN TIMES MEASURE 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 that 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 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.

INSIDE OUT.
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, 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 true 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.

NICK DOWN.
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 record tag. In the distant past, illiterate people always carried such tablets and sticks with them, with the help of which all kinds of notes or notations were made as memories.

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.

BREAK A LEG.
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 old 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 confident that the evil spirits, invisibly present during this dialogue, would be satisfied and leave behind, and would 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 maps have existed, there have been dishonest players, sharper. 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 BIG 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 the ancient Greek legend about the pregnant Mount Olympus. The god Zeus, fearing that the birth of this mountain would cause major upheavals in the camp of the gods, 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 young. Advice to young people from their youth to value their honor and good name (just as to save their clothes again, that is, while they are new). Spoken as a parting word young man at the beginning of it life path.

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 big job, hard work.

DO NOT COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY ARE HATCHED.
In the fall (simple) - in the fall. Not all chickens born in the summer survive on farms until autumn. Some will be carried away by 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.

SMALL SPOOL BUT PRECIOUS.
Zolotnik is an old Russian unit of weight equal to 4.26 grams. It fell out of use after 1917, when the country introduced the metric system of measures, 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 established right of the landowner (feudal lord) to the person, forced labor and property of the peasant, 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 had been completed, at the beginning of winter, when all the grain had already been 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). At the end of the 16th century, 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 their 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.
When you start a big 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.

LEOPARD CHANGE HIS SPOTS.
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 INTELLIGENCE IS Cunning.
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 is 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 - herbaceous plant, from the seeds of which cereals and flour are made. Buckwheat- 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 as an inexplicable natural phenomenon. 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. It is said when they do 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.

THEY DO NOT LOOK AT A GIVEN HORSE'S TEETH.
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.
It is said jokingly about someone's active activity, which is not influenced by any external circumstances.

THINGS LIKE SOOT WHITE.
Soot - black particles from incomplete combustion of fuel that settle on internal surfaces 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 in right moment. 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 times will you find out who your true friend is. 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 GOOD TURN DESERVES ANOTHER.
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. “It’s 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, greater one, from a difficult situation to a worse one.
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.
They say when it is possible to allow it conveniently for some and for others difficult situation 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).
According to Orthodox custom, during prayer, believers kneel 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 the bad behavior or 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 point of view of the speaker, strange or unreasonably, contrary to common sense And generally accepted standards 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 most small coin V pre-revolutionary Russia, equal to one-fourth of a kopeck (there are one hundred kopecks in one ruble). Yes, it does. conjunction - a, 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.

Proverbs and sayings are something that is passed down from generation to generation. family traditions and the wisdom of generations. Despite the fact that different nations on different languages There are proverbs and sayings, in many ways they all have something in common and are united by a common meaning and meaning.

Personally, I didn’t even notice when it started, but I myself talk to children incredibly often, using proverbs or sayings. And what’s nice is that as children grow up, they also, unnoticed by themselves, use them in their speech.

Let's talk today about proverbs and sayings for children.

What are proverbs and sayings

Sayings and proverbs are short sayings that carry folk wisdom. It is believed that these sayings were invented by the people, and their instructive content is reinforced by centuries of experience. Since ancient times, people have reflected in their statements the customs and traditions accepted in their lives, and also ridiculed human vices: stupidity, envy, greed, etc. The meaning of proverbs is to pass on the experience of the people to future generations, and essence of proverbs- to teach descendants “wit and reason”, to make sure that they learn from the mistakes of others and have the opportunity to avoid their own. In addition, folk sayings make our language more eloquent, lively, and decorate speech.

The first books found with proverbs and sayings date back to 2500. They were found back in Ancient Egypt. Even then, people carefully kept instructive records for subsequent generations.

Many sayings are taken from the works of great Russian poets and writers. For example, in the work of Griboyedov A.S. “Woe from Wit” there are more than two dozen phrases and expressions that have become “catch phrases”.

Proverbs and sayings in fairy tales

Many fairy tales and fables are based on proverbs. Many folk sayings can be found in children's fairy tales. For example, the proverb for the fairy tale “The Frog Traveler”: “In every magpie perishes by its own tongue.”. And here - to the fairy tale “Puss in Boots” - “D It’s what’s done on time.” A large number of catchphrases can be gleaned from the Bible, especially in its Old Testament part.

The largest collection of proverbs and sayings in our country is a collection created in the 19th century by Russian philologist Vladimir Dahl, who studied folk sayings for about 20 years. The book contains more than 30,000 sayings, which are divided into special thematic sections.

Proverbs and sayings differ from each other in the purpose of their statement, although they are often confused.

How are proverbs different from sayings?

Let's figure out how proverbs and sayings differ.

Proverbs. What are they?

Proverb is a short saying that embodies instructive wisdom people. A proverb contains a complete thought.

apply to various life phenomena;
have two parts that rhyme with each other;
contains a moral message or a warning;
is a proposal.

Example of a proverb: “You can’t even pull a fish out of a pond without difficulty.”

What about sayings? What is it?

Proverb is simply a phrase or phrase, full of eloquence, but not containing teachings. They can be replaced by any other words within the meaning. A saying, for the most part, is only part of a judgment. Example of a saying: “Put your teeth on the shelf.”

Both proverbs and sayings decorate human speech and teach wisdom to younger generations. Typically, proverbs are divided into several topics to make them easier to find and study. Let's give a few examples.

Proverbs about the Motherland

Your own land is sweet in a handful;
There is no more beautiful country in the world than ours;
The homeland is the mother, the foreign land is the stepmother.
It's warmer overseas, but it's lighter here.
A man without a homeland is a nightingale without a song.
The bird that dislikes its nest is stupid.
The native land is a paradise for the heart.
The bird is small, but it protects its nest.
Take care of your native land like your beloved mother.

Proverbs about home

Being a guest is good, but being at home is better;
If the hut is crooked, the mistress is bad;
Don’t open your mouth to someone else’s loaf, but get up early and start your own.
My home is my castle.
Each hut has its own rattles.
A good wife will save the house, but a thin one will shake it with her sleeve.
Lead the house, don’t weave bast shoes.
Houses and walls help.
The hut is not red in its corners, but red in its pies.
It's good to sing songs outside the mountains, but it's better to live at home.
At home - as you want, and in public - as you are told.

Proverbs about friendship

Brother will not betray brother;
An old friend is better than two new ones.
Friendship is different from friendship, but throw another one;
Friendship is like glass: if you break it, you won’t be able to put it back together.
Friendship is not a mushroom; you won’t find it in the forest.
A true friend is better than a hundred servants.
Friendship is friendship, and service is service.
Look for friends, and enemies will appear.
Whoever you hang out with, that's how you'll gain.
If you hold on to each other, you won’t be afraid of anything.
Friendship is strong not through flattery, but through truth and honor.
All for one, one for all.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Don't have a hundred rubles, but have a hundred friends.
A friend argues, an enemy agrees.
A strong friendship cannot be cut with an axe.
There is safety in numbers.
What you don’t want for yourself, don’t do to others.
One bee will not bring much honey.
You can't get along with someone who likes to scold.

Proverbs about family and children

IN friendly family and warm in the cold;
Food tastes better at a shared family table;
In your home, the walls also help.
The whole family is together, and the soul is in place.
A family in a heap is not a terrible cloud.
Harmony and harmony in the family is a treasure.
There is discord in the family, and I’m not happy at home.
A tree is held together by its roots, and a person is held together by its family.
They show off their daughters, they live in honor with their sons.
Mother's prayer reaches from the bottom of the sea.
To honor your father and mother means not to know grief.
To cherish your family is to be happy.
Our people - we will be numbered.
A mother's heart warms better than the sun.
Even if it’s crowded, it’s better together.
Being a guest is good, but being at home is better.
It's warm in a friendly family even in the cold.
Where there is peace and harmony, there is God's grace.
Where there is advice, there is light, where there is agreement, there is God.
Good brotherhood is better than wealth.
It is not the stove that warms the house, but love and harmony.
The hut is fun for children.
The bird is happy about spring, and the child is happy about its mother.
For an obedient son, parental orders are not burdensome.
Birds in the nest until autumn, children in the family until the age.
Where there is love, there is God.

Proverbs about animals

At all times, people have learned from the example of our smaller brothers. Here is a selection of instructive proverbs based on the use of animal images.

God does not give a horn to a lively cow;
The wolf's legs feed him;
If you are afraid of wolves, do not go into the forest.
You can’t even take a fish out of a pond without difficulty.
Know your nest, cricket.
And the wolves are fed, and the sheep are safe.
Each sandpiper praises its swamp.
A small dog is a puppy until old age.
The animal runs towards the catcher.
On someone else's side, I'm happy with my little crow.
Every day is not Sunday.
To live with wolves is to howl like a wolf.
Nightingales are not fed fables.
The dog is in the manger - he doesn’t eat himself and doesn’t give it to others

Proverbs about work

Time for business - time for fun;
The eyes are afraid, but the hands are doing;
Whoever gets up early, God gives him.
Hardworking - like an ant.
Strike while the iron is hot.
Work hard and there will be bread in the bins.
Who does not work shall not eat.
Whoever gets up early, God gives to him.
Finished the job - go for a walk safely.
Don’t take on your own business, and don’t be lazy about yours.
The master's work is afraid.
Patience and a little effort.
From the labors of the righteous one cannot make stone chambers.
Labor feeds, but laziness spoils.

Proverbs for children

In your own family the porridge is thicker;
The mouth rejoices at a large piece;
If you don't know the ford, don't go into the water.
Childhood is a golden time.
The food tastes better at a communal table.
In a healthy body healthy mind.
Small and smart.
The child's finger hurts, the mother's heart hurts.
Sow a habit and grow character.
Love is good mutually.
All is well that ends well.
Teach your grandmother to suck eggs.
If you love to ride, you also love to carry sleds.
A warm word melts the ice.
Don’t take on many things, but excel in one.
My tongue is my enemy.
Seven do not wait for one.
The quieter you go, the further you'll get.
If you hurry, you will make people laugh.
As it comes back, so will it respond.

Proverbs about books and study

Living with a book is a breeze.
The book is small, but it gave me some insight.
A good book is your best friend.
He who reads a lot knows a lot.
Reading books means never getting bored.
The more you learn, the stronger you will become.
Speech is silver, silence is gold.
The world is illuminated by the sun, and man is illuminated by knowledge.
Learning is light and ignorance is darkness.
They meet you by their clothes, they see you off by their mind.
Live and learn.
The word is not a sparrow: if it flies out, you won’t catch it.

There is a great thematic variety of proverbs and sayings, the benefits of which are little man difficult to overestimate.

What are the benefits of proverbs for children

What is the wisdom and benefit of sayings and proverbs for children? Here are just some of the advantages of proverbs:

pass on folk wisdom;
introduce them to the beauty and richness of their native language;
teach common sense;
instill moral and aesthetic views;
form life experience;
encourage action;
shape the child’s outlook on life;
learn to formulate thoughts clearly and concisely;
develop creative thinking;
help develop clear diction;
help to assimilate a variety of intonation of statements: affection, grief, surprise, etc.;
learn the pronunciation of sounds that are difficult to combine with each other;
develop sound culture of speech;
develop memory;
develop a sense of rhythm, rhyme, etc.

Experts recommend that parents introduce their children to proverbs and sayings from the very beginning. early age. Their correct use in games and developmental activities helps children develop harmoniously in accordance with their age, develops clear and competent speech and instills in them a love for their native Russian word.

Games, competitions and fun tasks with proverbs

Knowledge of proverbs and the wisdom of generations is most easily acquired in the game. While studying proverbs and sayings with your child, you can periodically organize fun things - games and competitions with proverbs.

Finish the sentence

The easiest way to remember proverbs and sayings is to play this game with your child. The adult names part of the proverb, and the child must continue:

For example: Cats - over there... (the child continues) - there is plenty for mice.

Proverb Master

Game-competition for knowledge of proverbs. It is necessary to say proverbs in turn, without repeating. The one who runs out of all options loses)))

Explain the proverb, or where is the moral?

Invite the children to explain the meaning of proverbs. Such a task can lead to serious conversation, and will teach the child to look for morality and do correct conclusions from actions, will teach you to analyze your behavior and encourage you to be better.

Game "Twins"

Offer children a series of proverbs written on cards. Within a certain time, children must collect pairs of proverbs that match each other in meaning.

For example: “All that glitters is not gold” and “They meet you by their clothes, they see you off by their minds”

“Strike while the iron is hot” and “If you miss an hour, you won’t make it up in a year”

Watch a video lesson about proverbs and sayings with your children:

This is the conversation we had about proverbs and sayings. Do you apply the wisdom of nations in your speech? Can you add any games for knowledge of proverbs and sayings? Write in the comments!

With warmth,

18-01-2016, 09:18

All tryn-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.

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Believe it or not, in the 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. They usually think that we are talking about a 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 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.

Unlucky man

In the old days in Rus', “path” was the name not only for the road, but also for various positions at the prince’s court. The falconer's path is in charge of princely hunting, the hunter's path is in charge of hound hunting, the stablemaster's path is in charge of carriages and horses. The boyars tried by hook or by crook to get a position from the prince. And those who did not succeed were spoken of with disdain: a good-for-nothing person.

Inside out

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 laces

Lyasy (balusters) are turned, figured posts of railings at the porch. Only a true master could make such beauty. 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 kalach

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.

Nick down

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 record tag. In the distant past, illiterate people always carried such tablets and sticks with them, with the help of which all kinds of notes or notations were made as memories.

Break a leg

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, so as not to jinx it too, replied: “To hell!” And both were confident that the evil spirits, invisibly present during this dialogue, would be satisfied and leave behind, and would not plot intrigues during the hunt.

Proverbs and sayings are short sayings about the life and way of life of the people in whose language they were born. Russian proverbs and sayings and their meaning are firmly entrenched in culture and history. This entire area of use speaks of the importance of the information conveyed by the proverbs of the Russian people and their meaning. Russian proverbs and sayings and their meaning are, first of all, history. It was in this composition that Russian proverbs and their meaning passed further through the pages of history and were firmly imprinted in the culture of the people. Russian proverbs and their meaning are firmly entrenched in the culture of our people. Russian proverbs and their meaning have not changed their place in the life of society.

Troubles torment, but teach intelligence. (Russian folk proverb. Without money, sleep is stronger. (Russian proverb. Without corners, a house is not built, without a proverb, speech cannot be said. In cramped conditions, but not offended. (Russian proverb. Your speeches are in God's ears. (Russian proverb. Every business ends well .(Russian proverb. The forest will give birth to rivers. (The meaning of the proverb, it seems to me, has several variants. There are many people, but there is no man. (Proverb. Words are good when from the heart. (Spanish proverb. The proverb teaches a person: if you have already said something , then be responsible for your words. Also, if you want to say bad and offensive words to someone, think a hundred times whether it’s worth saying it. It’s an old proverb, but it’s something new.

Interpretation of Russian proverbs

And Vaska listens and eats. The meaning of the saying is that one speaks, explains, explains, tries to “get through to Vaska,” but Vaska turns a deaf ear to everything and does everything in his own way. And nothing has changed. The meaning of the saying is that despite all the conversations and promises about some matter, nothing has been done except chatter. The Russian proverb means that it is very easy for a poor person to get ready for a trip, because there is nothing to take. It means that in youth there is a lack of restraint and wisdom. The proverb is used when something is done against one’s will, when one does not want to do it, but it is necessary or forced by circumstances.

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. 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. That is, trials and tribulations teach a person. The expression comes from this proverb. 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. Apprentices were entrusted with preparing the bucks: it was an easy, trivial task that did not require any special skill. 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.

What is the difference between a proverb and a saying?

This is how it was initially, this is how the most old proverbs and sayings.

Explain the meaning of the proverb “If you chase two hares, you won’t catch either.” The meaning of the proverb: doing two things at the same time is unwise, because neither of them will work out well. Explain the meaning of the proverb “A thief’s cap is on fire.” The proverb confirms the popular observation that in every case the culprit is visible - everything in it reveals his actions. Explain the meaning of the proverb “One for all, and all for one.” Explain the meaning of the proverb “Under Tsar Pea.” This is talking about something that happened a long time ago, in time immemorial. Explain the meaning of the proverb “Chickens are counted in the fall.” The proverb means: achievements and successes should be counted not at the beginning of a business, nor during its progress, but according to the final result.

This proverb can be said to a person who is angry and angry unnecessarily. The roots of the saying come from ancient colloquial speech. Then the word “angry” meant diligent, zealous, diligent. The proverb teaches that before you say anything, you need to think carefully. THE CHILD DOESN'T CRY, THE MOTHER DOESN'T UNDERSTAND. The expression “through the roof” means to do something somehow, indiscriminately. AND THE OLD WOMAN HAS A FAILURE.

If you want, “formulas” of life that explain: if you do this, it will happen like this, but this happened for some reason... After all, proverbs contain folk wisdom.

Patience and a little effort. A proverb similar in meaning: “A drop wears away a stone.” The proverb means that during big events, small things and people often suffer. Often no attention is paid to them, because the big deal is more important. A kind word to a person is like rain in a drought.

Any 20 proverbs and their meanings

13) The fifth wheel in the cart. An extra person, unnecessary in any business. 16) Try on (measure) seven times, cut once. Before you do anything serious, think carefully about everything, foresee everything. 17) Seven nannies have a child without an eye. Without an eye (obsolete) - without supervision, without supervision.

This means that a person’s life depends only on his actions, even unconscious ones. This is what they say when they want to say that every person is strong because of what he can do better than others. In fact, the people wanted to say that the king, no matter how strong he is, cannot solve all problems. When were these words spoken? When a friend got sick.

But the moral teaching of not all proverbs is clear. Proverbs can be understood and interpreted in your own way. Some proverbs and sayings do not have a clear meaning, which they are trying to convey to the listener or reader through expressive words. From childhood we are taught goodness and justice, to distinguish lies from truth, good from evil, selflessness from envy, how to act correctly in life, to defend honor and dignity. It is said when it is better to make a decision on any issue in the morning: with a fresh head, when your thoughts have come into order overnight, your mind is clear and sound.

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Some say “with a creaky heart,” but this is an incorrect formulation based on erroneous auditory perception; you generally have some related, spelling-incorrect option. The meaning of the proverb “A good mind is not acquired at once” is that knowledge and intelligence do not come at once. You won't get much intelligence from reading one smart book. Also, if you tell a person that he is illiterate, this is not a manifestation of intelligence. But if you give him this knowledge, teach him something, this is already wisdom. Translated into Russian, this proverb means the following: “Smart jokes are worthy of laughter, stupid jokes are worthy of tears.” Or to put it more simply: “A smart joke makes you laugh, a stupid joke makes you cry.” This proverb tells us that we should always think before we do anything, even before making a joke.

The first damn thing is lumpy

But the origin of the proverb is actually quite different. Yes, and it sounds a little different - “first damn comAm.” Yes Yes exactly. And there is no spelling error here. It’s just that the meaning here is completely different - first damn... There is no such variant of the origin of this saying and there cannot be. This expression is found in the literature of the 19th century, when no Kazan train station was even heard of.

Well, in order not to be considered lazy, I’ll join the glorious company and add my two cents in the first person. I can hardly fit it into one post, I’m announcing more... At the Jarl level, an energy ball is created, in this case emerald in color, and then it spins with salt. By strengthening your family, you strengthen yourself, your family, your people and your state. Why do bears get the first pancake? The Slavs had a custom of giving the first pancakes to comas (in ancient Slavic comas - bears).

The deeper you delve into something, the more you understand and recognize it.

Proverbs and sayings, interpretation...

Grandma was wondering in two ways.
(It is not known whether what is expected will come true; it is not yet known how it will happen: as expected, or otherwise.

They say it when they doubt whether what they expect will come true.)

Etc there's trouble, open the gate.
(It is said that when troubles or misfortunes follow one another, one misfortune seems to cause another.)

Poverty is not a vice.
(There is no need to be ashamed of your poverty.
It is said as a consolation to someone who is ashamed of his poverty, or the person himself speaks to justify his material difficulties,

when he wants to show that he doesn’t give them of great importance.)

They got me married without me.
(They decided something for a person, without his knowledge or consent.
It is said (most often about oneself) when a person learned that he had been entrusted with some task without asking his consent.)

You can’t even pull a fish out of a pond without difficulty.
(Every business requires effort; without effort, diligence, you can’t do anything.

It is said when it takes a lot of work, hard work to achieve some result.)

Take care of your honor from a young age.
(Advice to young people from their youth to value their honor and good name (just like saving clothes again, i.e. while they are new).

It is said as parting words to a young man at the beginning of his life’s journey.)

God saves man, who save himself.
(A careful person will avoid danger and no misfortune will happen to him.)

Close to the elbow, but you won’t bite.
(They say when it is impossible to accomplish something, although it would seem easy to do,

and also when something is missed and nothing can be changed.)

big ship- great swimming.
(An extraordinary person needs wide space, freedom to demonstrate his abilities, for fruitful activity.)

Every dog has his day.
(They say when hard time misfortunes and failures, they believe in the triumph of victory and justice.
During times feudal Rus' people settled in cities, united by occupation: there were streets of potters, merchants, butchers, etc.

Sometimes between these social groups Discord arose, and then the residents of one street would fight with the residents of another street.

Subsequently fist fights became a kind of competition in strength and dexterity (see DON'T KICK A PERSON LYING UP).

Along with the holidays common to the entire Russian people (for example, Maslenitsa, see NOT EVERYTHING IS MASLENITSA), each street had its own
special holidays accompanied fun games, dancing, food.

Residents of other streets were invited to such holidays, and the fun became common.

But each invitee knew that the time would come when the holiday would be on his street.

We (me, you) will have joy, we (me, you) will celebrate success.

They say that when in difficult times of misfortune and failure they believe in the triumph of victory and justice.)

To be a bull on a string.
(They say when they understand that punishment is inevitable.)

Being a guest is good, but being at home is better.
(They say when they are going home from somewhere where they had a good time, or when they feel the joy of returning home.)

There is no truth in the legs.
(Said when inviting someone to sit down, especially if there is a long conversation ahead.)

There is an elderberry in the garden, and there is a man in Kyiv.
(a vegetable garden cannot be contrasted with Kyiv, and an elderberry cannot be contrasted with an uncle.

Therefore, the whole expression has the meaning of complete nonsense, nonsense, since one is in no way connected with the other.

Expresses a negative assessment of someone’s inconsistent statements or illogical speech.)

In crowded but not mad.
(If people are friendly, crowding does not irritate them and does not bother them.

It is said that when too many people gather somewhere, but people put up with the crowding, remaining friendly to each other.)

Still waters run deep.
(A quiet person, outwardly showing little of himself, is capable of actions that, it would seem, could not be expected from him.

It is said disapprovingly of a person when it is believed that his modest behavior is deceptive.)

People don’t go to Tula with their own samovar.
(Tula is a large industrial city not far from Moscow, the oldest center of metallurgy.

Before the revolution, it was famous for the production of weapons and metal household items, in particular samovars.

You should not take with you anything that the place you are going to is famous for.

This is said jokingly when people take with them something that can easily be found where they are going.)

They don’t go to someone else’s monastery with their own rules.
(Since the appearance of the first monasteries in Rus' (XI century), each monastery had its own charter - a set of rules,

which guided everyone living in this monastery.

Anyone who came to the monastery had to obey the rules accepted here.
When visiting or somewhere not at home, they obey the rules, orders and customs that exist there; they do not establish their own rules.
It is said that when someone, following his own habits, tries to violate the customs of others,

does not obey the norms of behavior accepted elsewhere or interferes in things that are not his own business, trying to change it in his own way.)

There's a hangover at someone else's feast.
(The literal meaning of the saying is this: someone (strangers) had a feast, but the head hurts the one who was not there.

Someone is to blame, but the innocent have to pay for his guilt.

It is said when in any matter troubles fall on the lot of someone who has nothing to do with this matter.)

Proverb “Fear has big eyes...”

A person gripped by fear and frightened very often exaggerates the danger and sees it where it actually is not.

"The word is not a sparrow; if it flies out, you won't catch it"- perhaps one of the most famous Russian proverbs.

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...

An old Russian proverb: “They carry water for angry people.”

This proverb can be said to a person who is angry and angry unnecessarily.

The roots of the saying come from 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.

Horses are dying from work
Correct interpretation:

The full version of the saying goes like this: “Work makes horses die, but people grow stronger.”

The wise people wanted to say with these words that work is harmful only for unreasonable animals who do not understand the joy of work.

For a person, work is not only useful, but also absolutely necessary for a healthy and happy life.
Your shirt is closer to your body
Incorrect interpretation: “My interests are dearer to me.”
Correct interpretation: Let's remember, when were these words pronounced?

Of course, at the funeral of a comrade who fell in battle.

When the soldiers took their shirts off their bodies and threw them into the grave - closer to the body of the deceased.

In this way they showed how dear he was to them.
My house is on the edge
Misinterpretation: “I don’t know anything, I haven’t seen anything, and I don’t care.”
Correct interpretation: Previously, villages were located in a long line of houses along the road.

And the people who lived on the edge had a special responsibility - to be the first to meet any danger and, if necessary,

resist any danger.

Therefore, by declaring “my hut is on the edge,” the peasant was actually saying: “I am ready to protect the peace of my village with my life.”
You made the mess, it’s up to you to sort it out
Misinterpretation: “Your problems don’t bother me.”
Correct interpretation: Let's remember when these words were pronounced?

When a peasant came to visit a neighbor, he was treated to porridge.

In such cases, a polite peasant would refuse porridge - they say, you need food more. “You made the mess, it’s up to you to sort it out.”
You can’t cut a loaf for the whole village
Incorrect interpretation: “I will not share.”
Correct interpretation: Loaf - food product.

And, like any food product, it could turn out spoiled.

Is it really a matter of risking the health of an entire village? Of course, there is no way to poison everyone.

Therefore, no matter how large and tasty the loaf was, no more than half of the peasants tried it.

Since the prospect of poisoning everyone was completely unacceptable.
The king will not solve all problems
Misinterpretation: “This problem cannot be dealt with.”
Correct interpretation: In fact, the people wanted to say that the king, no matter how strong he is, cannot solve all problems.

Therefore, small, current problems should be solved by the peasants themselves.
It’s not our illness, it’s not ours to get sick
Misinterpretation: “We don’t care about someone else’s illness.”
Correct interpretation: When were these words spoken? When a friend got sick.

The Russian peasant understood well that since his neighbor was sick, then he needed to stay healthy.

To work both for yourself and for your neighbor. There is no time to be sick when there is a lot to do.
Fish looks for where it is deeper, and man looks for where it is better.
Misinterpretation: “Everyone is looking only for their own benefit.”
Correct interpretation: This stupid fish is looking for where it is deeper.

Human, man of sense, is looking for where he can better serve his country.
Even though you are my brother, you should only be happy with your own bread
Incorrect interpretation: “I won’t give you anything.”
Correct interpretation: Remember Commissioner Catani? This saying is about the same thing.

They say, even if you are my brother, I won’t let you steal. Law and order come first.
Hold your chicken by the wing, and pinch someone else’s
Incorrect interpretation: “Take care of your property and steal someone else’s.”
Correct interpretation: There was such fun in Rus'.

Two of them picked up a chicken and plucked feathers from other people's chickens.

This fun clearly showed all the generosity and breadth of the Russian soul.
Not yours - don’t mind
Misinterpretation: “Don’t give a damn about other people’s things.”
Correct interpretation: All things, as the peasant understood perfectly well, by and large, belong to God.

They say, this thing does not belong to me, but to God, so why should I regret it?
I’m going home myself, but I sent people to trouble
Misinterpretation: "Let other people die."
Correct interpretation: What are we talking about here? Something happened at the peasant's house.

And he says to his busy comrades important matter: “You solve the main problem (trouble), and at home I’ll figure it out myself.

As soon as I resolve the issue, I will immediately join you.”
When you do something for someone else and the day never ends
Misinterpretation: “It’s better to work for yourself.”
Correct interpretation: “When you work not for yourself, but for the common good, you manage to do much more.”
Someone else's work - a little trouble
Misinterpretation: “When someone works, you don’t get tired.”
Correct interpretation: We are talking about replacing a sick comrade.

With this proverb, the peasant says: “if someone gets sick, we will simply close ranks more closely and do not only our own work, but also someone else’s.”
Everyone's mouth is wide open for other people's grub
Misinterpretation: “Everyone likes to eat free food.”
Correct interpretation: In Rus', it was customary to organize holidays when common, “alien” grub was put on the table.

Z When he noticed such a table, a good peasant would open his mouth wide open and shout loudly, calling the others.

To avoid eating alone.
He goes for other people's goods with a bucket
Incorrect interpretation: “He is very greedy, he takes other people’s goods by the bucketful.”
Correct interpretation: This proverb talks about a poor but honest peasant. Who, receiving gifts, tries to thank the giver by at least bringing him water from the well with his bucket.
Don’t expose an uninvited guest to food and drink
Incorrect interpretation: “When visiting, everyone likes to eat for free.”
Correct interpretation: Let's turn on logic. If a guest comes without an invitation, it’s probably not for food.

Something must have happened, and you need to listen to the guest, and not try to feed him. This is what the proverb is about.
Anyone who wants can drown, but we will lie on the shore
Misinterpretation: “It’s none of our business, we won’t interfere.”
Correct interpretation: This proverb is about rescuers.

When everyone is assigned a specific area of work.

All that glitters is not gold

Good appearance
may not match
reality

The trouble has begun

With practice everything becomes clearer
and clearer
My home is my castle

When you're away from that person
whom you love - you love even more

Better than a bird in your hands
than pie in the sky
It's better to have what you have
than to look for something better, the
at the highest risk available