Where did the expression “Keep your pocket wider” come from? What does it mean? and got the best answer
Answer from Olga Uldanova[newbie]
There is a Russian dance song that says:
He brought me three pockets:
The first pocket is with pies,
The second pocket is with nuts...
What nonsense? How can you "bring a pocket"?
Look in old dictionaries and you will see: the word “pocket” in the 18th-19th centuries meant any bag or bag attached to the outside of clothing. Such pockets were also hung on saddles; they could be worn and, if necessary, “kept (opened) wider.”
Now we remember these old pockets when we want to mockingly respond to excessive demands: “Well, just wait! Now I’ll pour good things into your wide open pockets!”
Answer from Vladimir Zakharov-Walner[guru]
About too high, unrealistic hopes and expectations.
Roll out your lip, run away.
Error, overestimation
Answer from Anatoly Roset[guru]
Keep your pocket wider - just kidding. , iron. you won't get anything, don't expect to get anything (mockingly ironic refusal to give anything). The word pocket in the expression retains the now obsolete meaning of “a pouch or bag fastened or sewn to clothing or a belt for storing something.” The word is etymologically related to Latin and Turkic words meaning “wallet”. This phrase previously had a more complete version, explaining its ironic meaning: Keep your pocket wider, wide at the bottom, i.e. “don’t count on anyone’s generosity.”
KEEP YOUR POCKET WIDER (JOKING, IRONIC)
you won't get anything, don't expect to get anything (mockingly ironic refusal to give anything). The word pocket in the expression retains its now obsolete meaning - “a pouch or bag fastened or sewn to clothing or a belt for storing something.” This phrase previously had a more complete version, explaining its ironic meaning: Keep your pocket wider, wide at the bottom.
Handbook of phraseology. 2012
See also interpretations, synonyms, meanings of the word and what HOLD YOUR POCKET WIDER (JOKE, IRON) in Russian in dictionaries, encyclopedias and reference books:
- POCKET in Dahl's Dictionary:
husband. a pouch sewn to clothing or on a belt, kishen, zep. Pocket, pocket, pocket will detract. pocket, contemptuous pocket, stole. Tight, thick... - POCKET in the Dictionary of Automotive Jargon:
1) seat belt holder; 2) shelf at the bottom of the front doors; 3) a branch from the main road for access to... - POCKET in the Dictionary of Thieves' Slang:
- district police officer... - POCKET in Miller's Dream Book, dream book and interpretation of dreams:
Seeing your own pocket in a dream is a sign of hostile forces directed against... - POCKET in the Pedagogical Encyclopedic Dictionary:
(Karman) Mohr (1843-1915), Hungarian educator. For over 40 years (since 1871) he taught pedagogy, ethics and psychology at the University of Budapest, where ... - WIDE
(Shire) river in Malawi and Mozambique, left tributary of the river. Zambezi. Flows out of the lake. Nyasa. 600 km, basin area approx. 150... - POCKET in the Big Encyclopedic Dictionary:
(Karman) Theodor von (1881-1963) scientist. Born in Budapest. From 1902 in Germany, in 1930-49 in the USA, then moved to Germany. ... - WIDE
(Shire, Chire), a river in East Africa, in Malawi and Mozambique, a left tributary of the Zambezi. Flows out of the lake. Nyasa. Length 400 km... - IRON in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia, TSB:
a fragrant substance contained in the essential oil extracted from the roots of the iris. I. has a delicate scent of violet flowers, although they do not contain... - WIDE
left tributary of the Zambezi River in British central Africa; current length 600 km; flows from the southern end of Lake Nyasa at the fort... - IRON in the Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Euphron:
see Violet... - POCKET in the Encyclopedic Dictionary:
KAPMAH, -a, m. 1. A sewn-in or sewn-on detail in clothing is a small, usually rectangular container for a scarf, for small necessary items... - WIDE
SHIRE (Shire), b. in Malawi and Mozambique, lion. tributary of the river Zambezi. Flows out of the lake. Nyasa. 600 km, pl. bass OK. ... - POCKET in the Big Russian Encyclopedic Dictionary:
Karman Theodor von (1881-1963), scientist in the field of mechanics. Genus. in Budapest. From 1902 in Germany, in 1930-49 in the USA, ... - WIDE
? left tributary of the Zambezi River in British central Africa; current length 600 km; flows from the southern tip of Lake Nyasa at ... - IRON in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedia:
? see Violet... - POCKET in the Complete Accented Paradigm according to Zaliznyak:
karma"n, karma"ny, karma"on, karma"nov, karma"well, karma"us, karma"n, karma"ny, karma"nom, karma"us, karma"not, ... - POCKET in the Dictionary of the Great Russian Language of Business Communication:
black cash register of the company, designation of property rights. Whose is it... - POCKET
"Cargo compartment" ... - POCKET in the Dictionary for solving and composing scanwords:
Element... - POCKET in the Thesaurus of Russian Business Vocabulary:
- POCKET in the Russian Language Thesaurus:
Syn: see hopper, see receiver, see... - POCKET in Abramov's Dictionary of Synonyms:
see property, purse, bag || hit the pocket, keep other people's pockets clean, keep your pocket!, don't put your word in your pocket... - WIDE
wider... - POCKET in the Russian Synonyms dictionary:
Syn: see hopper, see receiver, see... - HOLD in the Russian Synonyms dictionary:
take, take, hold, on, get, grab, ... - POCKET in the New Explanatory Dictionary of the Russian Language by Efremova:
m. 1) A bag sewn to clothing or sewn into it for small items and money. 2) transfer decomposition Smb. property,... - POCKET
pocket,... - IRON in Lopatin’s Dictionary of the Russian Language:
ir'on, ... - WIDE
wider, compare ... - POCKET in the Complete Spelling Dictionary of the Russian Language:
pocket... - IRON in the Complete Spelling Dictionary of the Russian Language:
iron... - WIDE in the Spelling Dictionary:
sh'ire, compare ... - POCKET in the Spelling Dictionary:
pocket,... - IRON in the Spelling Dictionary:
ir'on, ... - POCKET in Ozhegov’s Dictionary of the Russian Language:
a compartment of a backpack or bag built into something special. pocket depression, Spec K. excavation in rock. K. wounds. sewn pocket... - JOKE. in Dahl's Dictionary:
(abbreviation) ... - WIDE
(Shire), a river in Malawi and Mozambique, left tributary of the river. Zambezi. Flows out of the lake. Nyasa. 600 km, basin area approx. ... - POCKET in the Modern Explanatory Dictionary, TSB:
(Karman) Theodor von (1881-1963), scientist. Born in Budapest. From 1902 in Germany, in 1930-49 in the USA, then moved to ... - WIDE
Comp. Art. to adj. wide and adv. ... - POCKET in Ushakov’s Explanatory Dictionary of the Russian Language:
pocket, m. 1. A piece of clothing (trousers, coat, jacket) in the form of a small bag sewn into it for small items and money. ... - POCKET in Ephraim's Explanatory Dictionary:
pocket m. 1) A pouch sewn to clothing or sewn into it for small items and money. 2) transfer decomposition Smb. ... - POCKET in the New Dictionary of the Russian Language by Efremova:
m. 1. A bag sewn to clothing or sewn into it for small items and money. 2. transfer decomposition Someone's property... - POCKET in the Large Modern Explanatory Dictionary of the Russian Language:
I m. 1. A detail of clothing in the form of a sewn or sewn-in bag for small items and money. 2. Special department in... - RUSSIAN PROVERBS in Wiki Quotation Book.
- KAMAN, THEODOR VON in Collier's Dictionary:
(Krmn, Theodore von) (1881-1963), American scientist, mechanic, who made a great contribution to the development of the theoretical foundations of aircraft construction. Born May 11, 1881 in... - GOTHIC 2 in the Directory of Secrets of games, programs, equipment, movies, Easter eggs:
1. If you look closely at the night sky after the moon rises, you will notice that the stars form the letters KSO. ... - EMOBOY in Quote Wiki.
Pickpockets prefer to work in crowded public places, where there is crowding and constant movement, where people often touch each other and collide with bodies. In markets, bazaars, large stores, and in crowded public transport, it is much easier to get close to your wallet and pull it out with impunity.
Most often, the attacker's prey is wallets and documents that the victim stuffs into the back pocket of his trousers. In thieves' jargon, this pocket is called “alien.” And indeed, at the very moment when you, through negligence and thoughtlessness, placed a wallet, passport or mobile phone in it, the pocket ceased to be yours, because it is almost impossible to control its contents in a crowd. This is a thief's pocket, and at the first opportunity he will try to take advantage of your mistake.
But even in an environment favorable to a thief, he has to be creative. One of the characters in the television series “Red Chapel” apparently had no idea about basic security and, having generously paid the bootblack, put his plump wallet in his back pocket. The pickpockets who were watching the potential client still found themselves in a quandary: the place was not too crowded, and it would not be easy to “catch” the wallet. How to distract the attention of a lonely victim?
SYSTEMIC CONTRADICTION:
The victim's attention should be directed to the wallet, since the owner of the wallet has an interest in its safety, and the victim's attention should not be directed to the wallet so that the thief can take it out of his pocket with impunity.
SOLUTION:
The two pickpockets acted like clockwork, playing a standard combination. One of them quietly approached the victim from behind, and the second walked in front of him, allegedly accidentally dropping his wallet before his eyes. When the sympathetic “sucker” bent down to pick up the wallet to hand it over to the owner, his own “strange” pocket ended up right in front of the other thief’s nose. All that was left was to pull out the prey.
TECHNIQUE USED:
The principle of removal: to separate the “interfering” part (property) from the object or, conversely, to select the only necessary part (property).
The principle of local quality: each part of the site should be in the conditions most suitable for its operation.
Where did the expression “Keep your pocket wider” come from? What does it mean? and got the best answer
Answer from Olga Uldanova[newbie]
There is a Russian dance song that says:
He brought me three pockets:
The first pocket is with pies,
The second pocket is with nuts...
What nonsense? How can you "bring a pocket"?
Look in old dictionaries and you will see: the word “pocket” in the 18th-19th centuries meant any bag or bag attached to the outside of clothing. Such pockets were also hung on saddles; they could be worn and, if necessary, “kept (opened) wider.”
Now we remember these old pockets when we want to mockingly respond to excessive demands: “Well, just wait! Now I’ll pour good things into your wide open pockets!”
Answer from Vladimir Zakharov-Walner[guru]
About too high, unrealistic hopes and expectations.
Roll out your lip, run away.
Error, overestimation
Answer from Anatoly Roset[guru]
Keep your pocket wider - just kidding. , iron. you won't get anything, don't expect to get anything (mockingly ironic refusal to give anything). The word pocket in the expression retains the now obsolete meaning of “a pouch or bag fastened or sewn to clothing or a belt for storing something.” The word is etymologically related to Latin and Turkic words meaning “wallet”. This phrase previously had a more complete version, explaining its ironic meaning: Keep your pocket wider, wide at the bottom, i.e. “don’t count on anyone’s generosity.”
PHRASEOLOGY
1. In the examples given, find phrases that can be used as free and non-free, and phrases that are used only as non-free. Find out the meaning of phraseological combinations.
Put on your feet, get into your eyes, hand in hand, eye to eye, eyes lit up, one like a finger, take at your word, keep up, take an example, wave your hand, pour from empty to empty, sit in a puddle, wash your hands , pull your tongue, spit at the ceiling, wait by the sea for weather, walk the straight road, not see the white light.
2. Determine the meaning of stable combinations.
Keep your pocket wider, the sea is knee-deep, without hesitation, it’s just a stone’s throw away; not the letter, but the spirit; King for a day.
Play the fool, give a bath, the cat cried, between Scylla and Charybdis, tap on the tongue, wash your hands, Belshazzar's feast, until the state of the robe, Potemkin village.
Achilles' heel, racking your brains, getting into trouble, a mile away from Kolomna, a grated roll, hard to climb, swan song, forbidden fruit, the wind returns to normal, non-believer Thomas.
Hand on heart, it wasn’t easy to pull, it’s Sisyphean work, don’t blow your mind; Procrustean bed.
To rake in the heat with someone else's hands, the first swallow, seven Fridays in a week, hour by hour, fall for the bait, sing hallelujah.
Alma mater, bon ton, finita la commedia, happy end, N.B. (Nota bene), post factum, persona non grata, public relations, very important people.
3. Replace the highlighted words with phraseological units.
I. 1. Compose he was a master. 2. Administration does not notice these shortcomings. 3. Evgeniy has been there before weak-willed, and now, having failed, he's completely despondent. 4. They worked without resting. 5. Finally he stopped being angry And spoke. 6. The travelers ran out of supplies and had to go hungry. 7. Before becoming a tenacious fighter, he experienced a lot. 8. Last piece the poet was truly the best in his creative heritage.
II. stand up early ; I'll I'll expose ; written illegible ; being late, we were rushing fast ; he is a master fantasize ; the pie was very delicious ; everything to him indifferent ; he is very smart ; He lucky ; He mediocre Human; us deceived ; do something slowly , she has no ear for music , No need exaggerate ; management doesn't notice any shortcomings ; do useless work ; They they don't live together , often quarrel ; the room is very closely , crush ; scream loud ; try profitable settle down in life ; No need become despondent ; about a person in strong excitement ; doctors quickly cured sick.
4. Find phraseological units in these sentences and determine their meaning.
1. Alexander Filippovich often spoke about himself to his family: “I am the caliph for an hour.” (L. Kurbyko). 2. I'm wearing a fur coat, sorry, lousy, with fish fur (A. Chekhov). 3. Vasily Maksimovich was very pleased in his heart, but he found fault and grumbled: “This is clearly a Potemkin village!” (V. Azhaev). 4. Hussar Pykhtin visited us; how he was seduced by Tanya. What a petty demon he was! (A. Pushkin). 5. Anna Akimovna was always afraid that they would think of her that she was proud, an upstart, or a crow in peacock feathers (A. Chekhov). 6. Not knowing any freedoms, exhausted hourly on the Procrustean bed of all kinds of shortenings, literature did not renounce its ideals, did not betray them ( M. Saltykov-Shchedrin). 7. The kind reader already knows that I was raised on copper money and that I did not have the opportunity to acquire on my own what was once missed (A. Pushkin). 8. I almost hit the bosses, and I’m already trying to spawn ( M. Saltykov-Shchedrin).
5. Determine the type of error. Correct errors associated with the use of set phrases.
1. This policy is already bringing positive results. 2. Much attention will be paid to the improvement of the city. 3. Our farmers have won a world record for shearing wool from a fine-wool sheep. 4. I don’t think there are people who would seriously profess the opinion of this eccentric. 5. Vasily Ivanovich scolded me with all his heart for breaking the cutter. 6. The pilot sits in the cockpit of an unused aircraft. 7. In the recent past, we all had our tongues held. 8. We all owe each other an incredible debt.
II. 1. Christian Democrats play an important role in this movement. 2. I don’t trust a politician who sprinkles beautiful phrases like beads. 3. Rumors have begun in Hollywood that a biopic about Liz Taylor will be made. 4. For the whole school, this student became a legend. 5. One by one the friends left the school. 6. Just recently they sang incense to him.
III. 1. You can’t measure everyone with the same brush. 2. Every athlete can fail. 3. The night that came in broad daylight could not but terrify the superstitious people of the 12th century. 4. Hiding behind other people's broad backs is an unworthy thing. 5. Life, in full view, passed in public. 6. The chairman showered me with golden showers worth eight rubles. 7. Take care of your summer vacation for future use.
6. Find errors in the use of phraseological units in the sentences.
I. 1. Your offer is not worth a dime. 2. The military plays an important role in these events. 3. Reluctantly, he agreed to this proposal. 4. I memorized these verses very well. 5. My comrades did me a disservice. 6. The story of the Xerox box during the presidential elections has essentially become a legend. 7. The design of a shopping center window leaves much to be desired. 8. At school you cannot measure everyone with the same brush. 9. Despite the achievements of our department, no one is in a hurry to sing incense to us. 10. Coming to the podium, the deputy promised to speak to the point and not use too many words. 11. His main Achilles heel is his inability to organize his day. 12. After the soundtrack stopped, the singer realized that he had suffered a fiasco in front of the public.
II. 1.. She worked tirelessly throughout the war. 2. No matter how difficult it is, don’t be afraid to face the truth. 3. Quietly holding their breath, the guys listened to the astronaut’s story. 4. They are like twin brothers: they are drop by drop similar to each other. 5. We rushed there headlong. 6. The mother’s heart was relieved when she saw Pavel. 7. It's cheaper than steamed turnips. 8. I need you like a bath leaf. 9. They talked about him as a great specialist in his field, he, they say, ate the bear in this matter. 10. It was just right for him to hit the wall.
7. Open the brackets and choose the correct phraseological option.
1. It is necessary (to pay tribute - to pay tribute) to this pearl among Slavic libraries. 2. With the beginning of victories at the fronts, people (straightened up in spirit - perked up). 3. An excellent artist, he (set a high criterion - set a high tone) for the performance. 4. Players (doted on their souls - doted on their souls) in their coach.
8. Explain the meaning of the following phraseological expressions.
Drink the thicket to the dregs, Sisyphean labor, make a mite, Achilles heel, limp on both feet, stumbling block, burn bridges, a proverb, the voice of one crying in the wilderness, sing praises, perk up, from the fifth to the tenth, I can’t imagine, smoking incense, there is still gunpowder in the flasks, with sin in half, plug the holes, read between the lines, brew a mess, wipe it off the face of the earth, Khlestakovism, hack it on your nose, from cover to cover, bite your elbows, take it at face value, get into binding, without a hitch, walking on hind legs, leaving no stone unturned, rummaging through dirty laundry, backing down, twisting ropes, a double-edged sword, don’t blow your head off, mouse fuss, in a jiffy, uproot, there is no place for the apple to fall, come out sideways, in all the shoulder blades, crown of thorns, stroke against the grain, lower your hands.
9. Find equivalents for phraseological units borrowed from mythology and fiction.
Buridan's donkey, the gardens of Babylon, Cain's seal, Lucullus's feast, gifts of the Danaans, Midas's judgment, the trumpet of Jericho, tantalum torments, Pandora's box, throwing Peruns, Pyrrhic victory, cross the Rubicon, tantalum's torments, Shemyakin's judgment, rough toptygin, Trishkin's caftan, the real Don Juan, blue stocking, Procrustean bed, real Quasimodo, Homeric laughter, sword of Damocles, Gordian knot, a sort of Goliath, modern Don Quixote, Mama's massacre, a figure like Apollo, a Trojan horse, the spitting image of Plyushkin, return to your penates.
