"Grow big, do not be noodles": value

Some people use phrases and expressions so often that they do not even think about their meaning, sometimes uttering something completely automatically, without asking themselves why they say so. For example, no one will remember why they fall into a trivial matter, and not, for example, into some other instrument of labor. So with the expression "grow big, do not be noodles" we do not even ask ourselves the question, why exactly noodles, why not mango porridge, for example.

Rugrats!

To begin with, you should imagine a picture: in the sandbox on the playground there is a little boy sitting around, playing with molds, making kulichiki. Suddenly one of them sneezes. What is immediately heard from all sides? That's right, "Be healthy." But then the baby sneezes again. And further. And then, as if at the click of a button, "Rusty big" is heard, followed by "Do not be noodles." And not only from babies swarming in the sand, but also from their mums or grandmothers sitting next to them, who already used this expression during their childhood.

If you open a dictionary of phraseology or colloquial expressions, you can see the notation "childish", which indicates that it is children who are most often pronounced these phrases.

"Grow big, do not be noodles": meanings and interpretations of expressions in different dictionaries

In the dictionaries of phraseology and colloquial expressions mentioned above, several similar, complementary interpretations of this phrase, popular among children and adults, are cited. Among them there are such:

• Wishing health repeatedly sneeznuvshemu man, each part is pronounced separately, after a new sneeze.
• The playful parting words of an adult to a child (usually a sneeze).

Despite the presence of this expression in dictionaries, nothing is known about its origin, it can not be said when it was first recorded, at what time it went from person to person.

Alternative option

In addition to the already mentioned expression "Grow big, do not be noodles" you can also meet a fairly rare "Grow big, but do not be noodles, stretch a mile, but do not be simple", which can be interpreted as a desire to combine excellent health. "Being noodles" also means "being sluggish," and high growth has always been considered one of the signs of health. And also the mind and strength of character ("to be noodles" can also be seen as "being a weak-willed, spineless person").

Thus, telling a person to "grow big, do not be noodles," we wish him both health and the presence of an inner core, so that neither physically nor in character he resembled a weak-willed mass.