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ORIGIN:
This is an extremely common wake up call that urges you to be bright and cheery rather than slothful and yawning. It most probably originated in military circles in America. The Russian equivalent was made popular by a Russian singer L. Mondrus.
rise from the ashes восстать из пепла
MEANING:
ORIGIN:
to be renewed, repaired or rebuilt after a calamity A few months after the earthquake, large sections of the city had risen from the ashes. The phoenix was a legendary bird which was believed to set fire to itself and then resurrect itself from the ashes every five hundred years.
road rage дорожное безумие / бешенство
MEANING:
ORIGIN:
a fit of uncharacteristic or unwarranted anger whilst driving a motor car When I got the very last parking space, the man behind me jumped out of his car and screamed at me in a fit of road rage. This term has caught on in the 1990s to the extent that it has been accepted as a behavioral phenomenon in some court cases.
run with the hare and hunt with the hounds и нашим и вашим; сидеть между двух стульев
MEANING:
ORIGIN:
to play a double game, keeping in favor with two opposing sides at the same time You’ve got to decide where you stand on this issue. You can’t run with the hare and hunt with the hounds. This hunting image has been in use since the fifteenth century.
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