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Catch Jesse dismissed or disbelieved. The term originates in Greek mythology. Cassandra was a daughter of Priam, the King of Troy. Struck by her beauty, Apollo provided her with the gift of prophecy, but when Cassandra refused Apollo’s romantic advances, he placed a curse ensuring that nobody would believe her warnings. Cassandra was left with the knowledge of future events, but could neither alter these events nor convince others of the validity of her predictions. Thus, while Cassandra foresaw the destruction of Troy, she was unable to do anything to forestall the tragedy since no one believed her. The metaphor has been applied in a variety of contexts such as psychology, politics, science, the corporate world, and in philosophy, and has been in circulation since at least 1949 when French philosopher Gaston Bachelard coined the term Cassandra Complex referring to a psychological phenomenon in which an individual’s accurate prediction of a crisis is ignored or dismissed. Catch Jesse (Am sl) – «поймать Джесси», получить нагоняй; быть избитым (см. Give somebody Jesse, с. 61) Can be used in such phrases as If you don’t watch out, you are going to catch Jesse. The origin of the term is obscure. Charles’s Wain // The Big Dipper (Am) – Большая Медведица (созвездие) The Big Dipper is an asterism of seven stars that has been recognized as a distinct grouping in many cultures from time immemorial. The component stars are the seven brightest of the constellation Ursa Major. The Dipper is significant because the North Star (Polaris) can be found using it. Polaris is part of the “Little Dipper”, Ursa Minor. Known as Charles his waine in some areas of England, the Dipper was formerly called by the old name Charles’ Wain (“wain” meaning “wagon”), as it still is in Scandinavia, Karlsvognen. A folk etymology holds that it was named after Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great, King of the Franks from 768 AD and Emperor of the Romans. 36