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A abomination of desolation мерзость запустения M E A N I N G : the abomination that makes desolate; in modern speech the phrase is used to denote anything very hateful, regarded with aversion, an abominable thing For decades, under the Communist regime, the abomination of desolation had reigned in most Russian Orthodox churches. ORIGIN: From the Bible (Daniel, 9:27; Matthew, 24:15). The biblical story has it that when the Romans conquered Palestine, they set up their standard in the Holy of Holies in the temple of Jerusalem. The Holy of Holies was the sanctuary of the temple, entered only by the high priest. The Roman standard within the walls of the sanctuary was regarded by the people of Jerusalem with horror and disgust, as an abomination. The abominable place was forsaken by the people and fell into ruin and neglect. As the Roman standard caused abomination and brought destruction, it was called an abomination of desolation. absence makes the heart grow fonder в разлуке чувство крепнет M E A N I N G : separation intensifies love My boyfriend is going to South America and I won’t see him for six months. – Ah, well, absence makes the heart grow fonder. ORIGIN: This sentiment was first expressed in an anonymous sixteenth century poem; became very common by the end of the nineteenth century. 5