Idioms. Examples from the works

Winged words are stable figurative combinations that have entered into speech use from various sources: folk folklore, scientific works, literary works, sayings of outstanding personalities, names of well-known events. They constantly appear, but later can be forgotten or will remain forever. Millennia experienced some winged expressions. Examples can be cited from antiquity, where only specialists know the authors. Few can say that the phrase "about tastes does not argue" is a quote from Cicero's speech.

The appearance of winged words

The expression "winged words" first appeared in the poems of Homer. As a term it has passed into many languages. For the first time a collection of winged phrases was published in the 19th century in Germany. He subsequently sustained many publications.

Because of the stability and reproducibility of winged words refer to the phraseology, but their author's origin allowed to take its own place among other means of speech. When the words are rearranged, the phraseological construction is destroyed and the general meaning is lost. Also there is no sense in each word taken from the expression. It is this combination that makes them special.

Winged phrases and expressions accumulate and remain due to the development of civilization. They remain in cultural memory only through writing. Wise phrases have always been written down and preserved for posterity.

Winged expressions and aphorisms

A good aphorism briefly and figuratively conveys to us the causes of many phenomena of life and at the same time gives moral advice. He is an exquisite literary work, laid out in one phrase. It is no accident that Chekhov said that brevity is the sister of talent.

The aphorisms of the ancient philosophers, who survived the millennia, explained many things that had not yet been discovered by science. The meaning of these winged phrases was preserved in its former form and civilization was able to preserve them. Moreover, science has confirmed the truth of most of them.

Not every aphorism is a winged expression. Examples can be given numerous, and many of the aphorisms lead to a world of illusions and abstractions. A winged phrase is alive and more reflective of the realities of life. Therefore, they are especially important when they just appear, brightly and figuratively reflecting today's events and phenomena.

Winged expressions from works

The treasure of the winged expressions is the creations of the classics of Russian literature: Pushkin, Krylov, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Chekhov. Not always their repetition produces the proper effect. But they need to be known and applied in accordance with the situation:

"It was not so, to put it mildly,
When the minute decision is missed.
We learn from mistakes not in vain,
And croak with cheese in its beak - it's cool! "

The evolution of the winged phrases transforms them and brings them closer to the modern realities: "Now you will not be impressed with impression", "Your common sense for this life does not fit."

They can be created in the process of translation and adaptation to our society.

In the work of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" there are 61 phrases. The writer deliberately created a pun and a play of words: "Fraunty, name you: woman." The expression was obtained on the basis of a violation of linearity. If it were built in the usual way, no one would pay attention to it. He is so masterful in using puns, inversions and other techniques that a special meaning and irony appears from the word sets.

Quotations from the works of Ilf and Petrov are recognizable and frequently found in the media winged expressions. Examples are precedent phenomena from the works of "The Golden Calf" and "Twelve Chairs", which include the names of the characters and statements.

Winged phrases in the works of Ilf and Petrov have long become speech stamps, ready standards. This is a wide field for creativity of writers, journalists and amateurs. It is important not only to deftly insert the desired phrase, but to put it in a new perspective, from a different angle. One should not only know the winged expressions and words, but also be able to use them, creating something of their own.

Winged expressions enrich the text, reinforce the argument and attract the attention of readers.

Winged expressions in comedies

Comic effects create winged expressions from comedies. Especially rich is the work of Griboyedov, where the name "Woe from Wit" sets the whole tone. It remained relevant until now, when many minds can not break through an array of misunderstandings, and new ideas are considered completely unnecessary and dangerous for society. For some comedy heroes, the alternative to the mind is the iron discipline ("You can not scare me with learning" - Skalozub), for others it just brings harm ("Learning is the plague ..." - Famusov). In this comedy it is not known whether to laugh or cry?

Cinema is the source of catchphrases

In Soviet times, cinema was one of the most common sources, from which winged phrases and expressions were poured out from the cornucopia. They immediately picked up the people, for example, after the release of Gaidai's films. They have become so popular that many do not even remember which of the heroes they uttered. The most ridiculous phrases from the comedies of Gaidai entered our life and became winged:

• "Everything has already been stolen before us";
• "Thank you, I'll stand on foot ...";
• "Train better on cats";
• "We are strangers in this celebration of life."

Conclusion

The source of phraseological units are the sayings of the classics of literature, philosophers, famous people. These are mostly winged expressions. Examples can be found in compilations, which are constantly published since the 19th century. Winged expressions remain in the memory of peoples and are multiplied by writing and the development of culture.