The meaning of phraseology "tongue without bones": we understand together

We read A. Pisemsky's "The Flooded Sea": "You seem to have a tongue without pits, just as it bends against every word ..." About whom or what does the writer say about this? The meaning of phraseology "tongue without bones" will help to understand.

Phraseological unit

A lot is said about phraseologicalisms. But we will once again remember to be thoroughly prepared for what will be discussed in the future. So, a phraseological unit is a stable holistic image, the meaning of which is in no way connected with the semantics of each element in its composition.

For example, the meaning of phraseology "tongue without bones" is one - excessive talkativeness, talkativeness. And it, in its turn, is in no way connected with the meaning of the lexemes included in it - "language" and "bone".

Value

In school, students often receive a task: "Explain the meaning of phraseological units." "Language without bones" is an expression that requires detailed analysis. Well, the question is interesting, and it will help us to answer it with a phrase dictionary of the Russian language, in which frequently used expressions are collected. We open it, and here is what information it offers us: the meaning of phraseology "tongue without bones" is both a chatterbox and a man who talks too much, usually without thinking about the consequences, and an ordinary fool.

Origin

There is no information about the origin of this figurative expression. Presumably it is from a group of not borrowed, but primordially Russian expressions. The fact is that this image has taken shape among the people not accidentally. Person, even in the absence of knowledge and education, is inherent in observation. People have long paid attention to one feature of the human body: there really is no bone in the tongue, it's a muscle. And what are bones? In the understanding of the common man, this is a certain frame for the organs, which serves as a barrier. Often after a hard, debilitating work, the bones are, as a rule, "aching and aching". Well, the conclusion suggests itself: if the tongue does not have a single bone, and no one and nothing holds it and does not brake, then it is excessively flexible, resourceful and can turn in the wrong direction. Very similar to a chatterbox or a talker, is not it?

The meaning of phraseology "tongue without bones" - the talker, chatting incessantly - like his image itself, are also found in foreign phraseological phrases. For example, in Arabic, "tongue without pits, but it hurts"; In Kirghiz - "tongue without bones, where you direct, there and turns"; In Karelian - "tongue without bones does not get tired" and others. This is evidence that the people are the creator of it, and he came to us from ancient times.