Phraseologisms make each language unique, beautiful, different from others, even mysterious.
For example, if a foreigner hears the phrase “language will bring you to Kyiv,” he probably imagines a language-like mutant leading tourists to the capital of Ukraine. Although this phraseology with the word “language” is quite simple to explain - if you ask for directions from oncoming travelers, you can find out the route to any destination.
Language is:
Ya-z-y-k is a word consisting of two syllables, four letters and five sounds. This is an inanimate noun of the masculine gender, II declension.
In your everyday life, do you often come across idioms based on body parts?
There are a lot of phraseological units with the word “language”:
One of the most frequently used phraseological units is “to speak in Russian,” which means “to speak clearly, clearly, understandably, and accessible.”
For example:
Human language plays a major role in the formation of speech. And it is quite natural that the Russian language has a large collection of phraseological units using the word “language”. What characteristics do people give to language? It turns out that it is sharp, and lively, and long, and it can also be broken or swallowed. How fragile he turns out to be!
Keep your mouth shut
Sometimes it doesn't hurt to keep your mouth shut. What does this phraseological unit mean? This means being silent or being careful in what you say.
Long tongue
It turns out that languages can be short and long. Who is luckier - the owner of a short or a long tongue? But let's not split hairs. “He has a long tongue” - this is what they say about a person who likes to talk a lot and blurt out other people’s secrets.
Quick-tongued
About a person who has a ready answer for everything, who won’t go into his pocket for a word.
Sharp tongue
Don't expect sweet words from a man with a sharp tongue. This is not his hobby! What kind of individual do they say has a sharp tongue? This is how they characterize a caustic, sarcastic person who knows how to use speech as a weapon. His phrases cause the same damage to opponents as a sharp blade does. That's why his tongue is sharp and not dull.
It's on the tip of your tongue
This is what they say about something you know well, but at the moment you can’t remember.
— What is the name of this hotel? It’s on the tip of my tongue, but I can’t remember.
Tip on your tongue
An angry wish to a person who has said something unpleasant or unwanted. Pip is an inflammation at the tip of the tongue that causes discomfort to a person. In the old days, it was believed that pip appears in deceitful people.
Untie your tongue
Talk to someone. Others do not fall for verbal tricks. You won't get a word out of him. And sometimes you need to talk to someone.
Aesopian language
The language of allegory, when the main meaning is masked with the help of allegories. The ancient fabulist Aesop was a slave and did not have the opportunity to openly and directly ridicule his masters in his fables. He imagined them in the form of various animals. Over time, the language of allegories began to be called Aesopian language.
Hold your tongue, hold your tongue
Don't say anything unnecessary, watch what you say.
- Hold your tongue. You shouldn't have gotten so upset!
Jump off the tongue
This is what they say about words that are uttered by the speaker involuntarily or accidentally.
- Sorry, I didn’t mean to say that, it slipped off my tongue.
- And watch your language, too much chatter won’t lead to anything good.
To wag your tongue, to wag your tongue
A disapproving review of someone who talks a lot in vain.
Vasily talks a lot with his tongue, and too much at that.
Get on the tongue
Become the subject of discussion.
Pull the tongue
You can pull the rubber, the cat by the tail, it turns out you can also pull the tongue. In what cases is this expression applicable? Applies to a person who has said something unnecessary or inappropriate.
“Nobody pulled your tongue,” Varvara Pavlovna said to her neighbor.
Tongue without bones
And it pleases! A tongue without bones is about a person who likes to talk a lot, often without thinking about the consequences of what he said.
You'll dislocate your tongue
About hard to pronounce words.
Language will bring you to Kyiv
It’s interesting to know what other cities in the world can the language reach? A wish for anyone traveling or looking for a specific place to ask for the right directions more often.
- Don't worry, you won't get lost! Language will take you to Kyiv.
Tongue is tied
This is what they say about the inability to speak clearly and coherently. The origin of the phraseological unit is associated with the “tongue” of the bell, which is driven by ropes. The ropes sometimes become entangled, and the bell ringing loses its rhythm and melody.
You can break your tongue
Applies to difficult to pronounce words.
Tongue like a broom
About a person talking verbal "garbage".
Tongue on the shoulder
When a person is very tired, they say that he hangs his tongue on his shoulder.
He came tired, he couldn’t sing or draw, his tongue was on his shoulder.
Tongue won't turn
Used in cases where a person is hesitant to provide any information.
I can’t bring myself to tell my parents about the bad grade in algebra.
Tongue withered
A rude wish to leave someone speechless.
You'll swallow your tongue
This is what they say when they want to praise very tasty food.
- It’s delicious, you’ll swallow your tongue! How did you manage to cook such a wonderful dish!
Loosen your tongue
Saying unnecessary things, not controlling the content of your speech.
The tongue hangs well
This is what they say about a person who is fluent in speech and has the makings of a speaker.
- I'm not worried about him! He has a good tongue, he won’t be embarrassed.
Speak different languages
It is used in cases where people do not understand each other.
Until recently everything was fine! But here again we speak different languages.
speak the language
About good command of oral speech, both in native and foreign languages.
Run with your tongue out
Run very quickly, swiftly, without looking back.
Speak Russian
To express oneself, in the speaker’s opinion, is clear and intelligible.
I told you in Russian that the pasta is in the cupboard and the juice is in the refrigerator.
Find a common language
About achieving mutual understanding between people.
The children quickly found a common language.
Tongue swallow
It is used in a situation when a person is expected to speak, but he remains silent.
- Did you swallow your tongue?
Bite your tongue
Abruptly fall silent, refraining from continuing the phrase.
Matryona bit her tongue, realizing that she had blurted out too much.
Tongue stuck to larynx
Suddenly stop talking.
The devil pulled his tongue
That's what they say when you accidentally say something you shouldn't have said.
- The devil pulled my tongue. If I had remained silent, everything would have ended well!
Shorten your tongue
To correct a person who says something inappropriate or unnecessary, to force someone to shut up.
Angry with tongue
You can be good or evil with your tongue. Who do they say “angry-tongued”? About a person who likes to speak negatively about other people.
Weave with tongue, scratch with tongue
Engage in idle chatter, gossip.
Gossips
This is what they say about people who spread negative, unpleasant information about a person ( "Evil tongues brought...")
How a cow licked it with her tongue
So the noble animal, the cow, has appeared in the world of phraseological units. In what case do they say “Like a cow licked her tongue”? This is what they say about something that quickly and without a trace disappeared, evaporated.
broken tongue
It is used in case of poor knowledge of a foreign language, when a person constructs phrases in this language that are grammatically incorrect and primitive (“ I do not understand you»).
Step on your tongue
This expression is used in a situation where someone has been silenced.
The tongue has become paralyzed
This is what they say when the ability to speak is temporarily lost due to some circumstances.
- Have you lost your tongue?
- No, I prefer to remain silent.
Phraseological dictionary of the Russian literary language. - M.: Astrel, AST. A. I. Fedorov. 2008.
step on your tongue- to whom reduction Silence... Dictionary of many expressions
Step on/step on the tongue- to whom. Razg. Force someone shut up. FSRY, 269; SDG 2, 173; Glukhov 1988, 93 ...
step on- I step/, stoo/pish; St. see also step a) on someone or something To step, become a foot, paw on someone or something; crush someone or something with your foot. Step on the carpet. Step on the bug. Step on the lying wire... Dictionary of many expressions
LANGUAGE- Woman's language. Arch. Aloe plant. AOS 1, 78. Fable language. Jarg. corner. Thieves' jargon. SRVS 1, 31, 203. Who has a balanthresic tongue. Komi. About a talkative person. Kobeleva, 83. Basque on the tongue. Yarosl. A lively, unrestrained person. YaOS 1, 40. Beat... ... Large dictionary of Russian sayings
step on- don’t let yourself step on your foot.. Dictionary of Russian synonyms and similar expressions. under. ed. N. Abramova, M.: Russian Dictionaries, 1999. come to perch, approach, approach, arrive in time, come, stand up, stand on, enter, arrive in time, hit, ... ... Synonym dictionary
step on- 1. STEP, step, step; St. on whom what. To step, to become a foot, a paw on someone or something; crush someone or something with your foot. N. on the carpet. N. on a beetle. N. on the lying wire. // Lean the weight of your body on your leg or paw. Too much n. sick… … encyclopedic Dictionary
To whom. STEP ON THE TONGUE of someone. Roughly simple. Silence, silence. Talk to me! Talk! I'll step on your tongue. Demka glanced sideways at Lyubishkin’s whip, fell silent, and Lyubishkin stomped off into the kuren (Sholokhov. Virgin Soil Upturned) ... Phraseological Dictionary of the Russian Literary Language
Bashkir language- Self-name: Bashҡort body of the Country... Wikipedia
step on- 1) step, step; owls (impossible to advance1). To step, to become a foot, a paw on someone, something. Step on the carpet. □ The prince quietly stepped on the horse’s skull and said: Sleep, lonely friend! Pushkin, Song about the prophetic Oleg. During the journey I stepped on a thorny... ... Small academic dictionary
hush up- ▲ create obscurity, in (direction) that l. hush up prevent public viewing (# book). conspiracy of silence against whom. close [close] someone's eyes to what. cover [cover] someone's eyes. shut up [pinch. close]… … Ideographic Dictionary of the Russian Language
In the struggle for the favor of the Kremlin, the products of the collapse of the Party of Regions are again introducing the issue of the Russian language onto the political agenda. The mistake is that Moscow doesn’t need this at all now, and Vladislav Surkov has long had other favorites in Ukraine.
Actually, this is not the first time that former regionals have raised the issue of the Russian language again. More precisely, they are trying to lift it. In April of this year, the Opposition Bloc's propaganda tents with calls to protect the Russian language caused a lot of media noise, but very briefly, and this noise was more likely the noise of indignation than agreement.
Nevertheless, The closer we get to the 2019 elections, the topic of the Russian language will be raised more and more often and not only the Opposition bloc. Already now, the remains of the Party of Regions are seeking the favor and support of Moscow, demonstrating their devotion to the ideas of the “Russian world”, but the pro-Russian forces can hardly hope for too much success in this venture.
Nowadays, ex-regionals are not nearly as successful in speculating on the language issue as they were in the post-Orange decade from 2004 to 2014, for which there are a number of objective reasons.
Firstly, having occupied Crimea and the most densely populated part of Donbass, Putin has seriously cut the electoral base of his political agents, permanently pulling out of the political process something like six to seven million Russian-speaking voters. Moreover, these were the most convinced and active supporters of the “Russian world”. So Novinsky’s fiery speeches have much fewer listeners and even fewer who are ready to convert what they hear into some kind of political action.
As for the appeal to the results of the 2001 census, then Vadim Vladislavovich looks completely ridiculous. Even without taking into account the events of recent years, the results of the census 16 years ago, even if it remains the last in the history of independent Ukraine, are categorically incorrect to use today. At least because during this time The country's population has decreased by several million due to natural decline, but under conditions of independence a whole generation of new citizens grew up.
Secondly, it is impossible not to notice that as a result of the war with Russia and the occupation of part of the country, the attitude of the Russian-speaking population that Novinsky rushed to defend towards the language issue has noticeably changed. Many, having seen, or even experienced the hard way, the methods by which Putin protects speakers of the language of Pushkin and Dostoevsky in Ukraine, decided that it was better to forget “great and mighty” once and for all and never speak about him again, than to become the object of such protection . As it turned out, with defenders like Putin, the Russian language does not need discriminators.
The other part of the Ukrainian “vatka” did not change its Russophile views, but went underground according to the principle “no matter what happens,” so one cannot expect a response from them to the language initiatives of the opposition bloc members.
Another part, the one that lives closer to the front line, may not mind demanding some special status for the Russian language, but they are afraid that in this case they will have little choice - either loyalty to the Ukrainian state, or the entire city under power “DPR” or “LPR”. The latter, due to the unrecognized status of the “young republics” and the rule of the strong reigning there, is somewhat impractical and inconvenient. It’s better to somehow come to terms with the existence of “language”. Moreover, Bandera’s “Kiev junta” does not particularly claim the right of Russian-speaking citizens to express themselves and think in the language of a neighboring country; they do not even persistently Ukrainize the predominantly Russian-language television channels. In general, Russian-speaking speakers in Ukraine live much better than in the territory conquered from the junta.
And finally, the third and most important thing. The main sponsor of all defenders of the Russian language in Ukraine - the Kremlin now does not really need these same defenders. The Kremlin’s chief specialist on the Ukrainian issue, Vladislav Surkov, is a very intelligent person and understands all of the above perfectly well, and therefore it is extremely unlikely that he will “stagger” Ukraine with the good old language issue, simply because now it is ineffective. Moreover, the activation of pro-Russian forces around the status of the Russian language can produce exactly the opposite effect - Ukraine is consolidating in the fight against the next linguistic expansion. And this is what the Kremlin wants least of all.
It seems that today the Kremlin is relying in Ukraine not on the conflict between Russian speakers and Ukrainian speakers, but on the struggle of radical nationalists from the national-populist opposition with rational nationalists led by President Petro Poroshenko and his partners from the Popular Front. Whatever his opponents say about the head of state, Poroshenko (maybe not by his own will, but due to circumstances) turned out to be the most nationalistic president in all of Ukrainian history. So the Kremlin’s main partners in Ukraine today, no matter how paradoxical it may sound, are radical nationalists. Consciously or unconsciously, all their actions to undermine statehood are much more effective help to Putin than all the linguistic attempts of the Opposition bloc and others like it. And Novinsky, by raising this topic, only hinders Russia, uniting Ukrainians against themselves and distracting them from the fight against the “huckster” regime and “internal occupation.”
