We all know many proverbs, but often do not realize that they have a continuation. Sometimes it was lost in the mists of time, sometimes it was invented by some witty man for well famous proverb, but, one way or another, often it opens new meaning old truth. And sometimes this continuation exists in several versions that turn a well-known thought into a completely different side ... Here is what I have managed to find so far, although there are probably many more such examples.
Grandmother wondered, said in two: whether rain, or snow, whether it will be, or not.
Poverty is not a vice, much worse / twice as bad.
IN healthy body healthy mind - rare luck / rare occurrence / rarity.
Lucky, like a Saturday drowned man, - no need to heat the bath.
A raven will not peck out a crow's eye, and peck out, but not pull out.
It was smooth on paper, but they forgot about the ravines, and walk along them.
Goal like a falcon and sharp as an ax.
Hunger is not an aunt, but a dear mother.
Hunger is not an aunt - do not drive into the forest.
Hunger is not an aunt - pie will not slip / will not bring.
Lip no fool, tongue is not a shovel - knows where it's sweet.
Two of a Kind, yes both left / yes both on one leg.
Girlish shame - to the threshold, overstepped and forgot.
The work of the master is afraid, and another craftsman.
Road spoon to dinner and there at least under the bench.
Fool at least a stake, he puts his two.
Wait sense, put your teeth on the shelf!
For the beaten they give two unbeaten, Yes, it doesn't hurt, they take.
If you chase two hares, you won't catch a single boar.
They carry the hare's legs, feed the wolf's teeth, protect the fox's tail. (This is the full version of the well-known proverb “The legs feed the wolf.”)
And eat a fish and ride on a taratayka.
A mosquito will not knock down a horse, until the bear helps.
A penny ribbed seem like a ruble.
Whoever remembers the old is out of sight / out, and whoever forgets the old - both (out).
The hen pecks at the grain, and the whole yard is in the litter.
Down and Out trouble started, and the end is near.
Down and Out trouble started: there is a hole, there will be a hole.
Love is blind, and goats use it.
Young is green, it is ordered to take a walk.
The young scold - (only) amuse, and the old people scold - rage.
Do not open your mouth at someone else's loaf, get up early and start your own.
Our business is small / veal: ate - and in the back.
Every day is not Sunday, there will be a post / there will be a great post.
The woodpecker is not sad that he cannot sing, and so the whole forest hears it.
Teach your grandmother to suck eggs, eat smoked / baked shit. (I apologize, but you can’t throw away words from a proverb, like from a song.)
Neither fish nor fowl, neither caftan nor cassock.
A new broom sweeps in a new way, but when it breaks, it lies under the bench.
Alone in the field is not a warrior, but a traveler.
Horses die from work and people are getting stronger.
A double-edged sword, hitting back and forth.
The rooster also thought marry a cook, but got into the soup.
Repetition is the mother of learning consolation of fools / and refuge for lazy people.
Dust column, smoke rocker, but the hut is not heated, not swept.
Drunk - the sea knee-deep, and choke in a puddle.
Drunken sea knee-deep, a puddle up to the ears / up to the top.
Work is not a wolf, it will not run into the forest, because it, accursed, must be done.
Grow big, don't be a noodle stretch a mile, but don't be simple.
The hand washes the hand, the thief hides the thief.
The hand washes the hand, but both are itching.
Birds of a feather flock together, therefore bypasses.
Get along with the bee - get the honey, contact with a beetle - you will find yourself in manure.
Seven troubles - one answer, the eighth trouble - absolutely nowhere.
God help the brave and the devil shakes the drunk.
God owns the brave and the devil shakes drunk.
Dog in the manger lies, she does not eat and does not give cattle.
Ate the dog (yes only) choked on his tail.
Dog life: you need to lie, but there is nothing.
The old horse will not spoil the furrow, Yes, it plows shallowly / Yes, it doesn’t plow deeply / Yes, it plows shallowly.
Fear has big eyes, yes they don't see anything.
Mind chamber, but the key is lost.
Bread (-salt) on the table - and the table is the throne, but not a piece of bread - and the table is a board.
Trouble - mouth full and nothing to eat.
Miracles in a sieve - everything is in holes, but the water does not spill.
Miracles in a sieve - there are many holes, but there is nowhere to go out / and there is nowhere to jump out.
Sewn-covered, and the knot is here.
I am not me, and the horse is not mine, and I am not a cabman.
My tongue is my enemy: before the mind speaks.
My tongue is my enemy, before the mind prowls, looking for trouble.
(According to the Internet)
For many centuries, it has been passed down from generation to generation with the help of proverbs and sayings. And although today this part of Russian folklore has lost its former popularity, it has not been completely forgotten. It often happens that using any established expressions, we do not even suspect that they are proverbs. However, many proverbs and sayings have come down to us modified: some of them have lost their ending. Such a fate befell the continuation of the proverb Let's remember how it sounded in its original form, and also see if this fact influenced the meaning that was invested in the proverb by our ancestors.
Origin of the proverb
First of all, it should be noted that this proverb is not entirely Russian in origin. The word "pair" in it comes from the Latin par, meaning "equal". Knowing this fact, one can guess the meaning of the saying.
Linguists express two versions of the origin of phraseological units. According to the first version, this phrase appeared from professional activity shoemakers. Previously, shoes on both the right and left leg it was sewn exactly the same, without any differences (this is how felt boots are still sewn). This is where the expression "two boots of steam" came from.
According to another version, this phraseological unit owes its origin to the girls who prepared the dowry. Previously, the "property" of the bride must have been a pair of felt boots made by the girl herself. And since in Rus' felt boots were also considered boots (V.I. Dal defines felt boots as boots or shoes made of wool), this is where the second version of the origin of the saying “two pair of boots” follows.
How does the proverb end?
There are many versions. Some on the Web claim that there are several continuations of the proverb "two boots - a pair". The most common option is “both left”, as well as its modifications (“both are worn on the left leg”, etc.). More inquisitive users found a variant of the proverb in which the beginning was cut off: "A goose and a loon - two pair of boots" (there is a version of "a sandpiper and a loon"). There is even a version of "two boots - felt boots", but all this information is erroneous.
The true continuation of the proverb "two pair of boots"
The Internet as a source of information is a wonderful thing, although it has one significant drawback. Information that is posted on the World Wide Web is not always true. So it happened with the continuation of the proverb "two pair of boots."
If you turn to the most famous collector of Russian folklore - Vladimir Ivanovich Dal, out of interest to look into his book "Proverbs and sayings of the Russian people", then you can find a lot of interesting things. So, for example, the end folk wisdom: "A hen pecks grain by grain," according to widespread in Lately lists of "complete" sayings and proverbs are the words "yes the whole yard is in the litter." However, in the dictionary V.I. Dahl has a completely different ending. In fact, full version This folk aphorism sounds completely different: "A hen pecks grain by grain, but lives full."
And the phrase: "Whoever remembers the old, that's out of the eye", in contrast to modern lists, there is no continuation. This is the full version of the saying. True, there is also a version of the proverb, which sounds: "Whoever remembers the old, the devil will pull him to reprisal."
How does the proverb "two pair of boots" end? According to Dahl's collection of Russian folklore, this folk aphorism has no ending at all. But the proverb has a beginning lost in time: "Odd and odd is the same even. Two pair of boots."
The meaning of the proverb "two pair of boots"
About the meaning of this catchphrase you can guess if you know that in the old days boots were opposed to bast shoes. Boots used to be worn only wealthy people and dandies who wanted to be considered rich. Hence the ironic coloring of the word "boots" appeared. This is confirmed by such sayings as "boots with a creak, but porridge without butter", as well as "do not judge in bast shoes, boots in a sleigh" (says the one entering the hut).
The generally accepted meaning of the proverb is two pair of boots - "suitable for each other." Most often, this phraseological unit is used with irony, indicating the similarity of people in negative qualities. This meaning is especially pronounced in modern full version Proverbs: "Two pair of boots, but both left."
Similarly, with the beginning of the saying: "Odd with odd is the same even." V.I. Dahl explains the word "odd" as unpaired. And the word "even" (it's a couple) for the same Dahl is equivalent to the word "pair". That is, the phrase "odd with odd the same even" using more understandable words will sound - "unpaired with unpaired the same pair."
Proverbs and sayings similar in meaning
similar meaning with the proverb "two boots of steam" there is a huge variety of phraseological units:
- "One field of berries."
- "As if they were hewn out of one chopping block."
- "It's all on one block."
- "Both two, neither is good."
- "Smeared with one world."
- "Sewn with one bast."
- "Birds of the Same Flight".
- "As two drops of water".
- "One suit."
These are just some of them.
1. Appetite comes with eating, and greed is at the time of appetite.
2. Grandmother wondered, said in two whether rain, or snow, whether it will be, or not.
3. Poverty is not a vice, but misfortune.
4. A healthy mind in a healthy body - rare luck.
5. The family has its black sheep, and because of the freak, everything is not to please.
6. Lucky as sabbath drowned man - no need to heat the bath.
7. A raven will not peck out a crow's eye, and peck out, but not pull out.
8. Everyone seeks the truth, not everyone does it.
9. Where it is thin, it breaks there, where it is thick, there it is layered.
10. It was smooth on paper, Yes, they forgot about the ravines, and walk along them.
11. Goal like a falcon, and sharp as an ax.
12. Hunger is not an aunt, won't bring a pie.
13. Hunchbacked grave will fix, and the stubborn - a club.
14. The lip is not a fool, the tongue is not a shovel: know what is bitter, what is sweet.
15. Two pair of boots, yes both left.
16. Two thirds are waiting, and seven do not wait for one.
17. Girlish shame - to the threshold, overstepped and forgot.
18. The work of the master is afraid, and another craftsman.
19. Road spoon to dinner, and there at least under the bench.
20. The law is not written for fools, if written - then not read, if read - then not understood, if understood - then not so.
21. We live, we chew bread, and sometimes we add salt.
22. For a beaten man they give two unbeaten, Yes, it doesn't hurt, they take.
23. You chase two hares - not one wild boar you won't catch.
24. Overseas fun, but someone else's, and we have grief, but our own.
25. Hare legs are worn, the teeth feed the wolf, the tail protects the fox.
26. AND business time, And fun hour.
27. And the blind horse carries, if a sighted person sits on a cart.
28. A mosquito will not knock down a horse, until the bear helps.
29. Whoever remembers the old - that eye out, and whoever forgets - both.
30. The hen pecks grain by grain, and the whole yard is in the litter.
31. Dashing trouble is the beginning, and the end is near.
32. Dashing trouble initiative - there is a hole, there will be a hole.
33. Young people scold - amuse themselves, and the old people scold - rage.
34. They carry water on the (offended) angry, and the good ones themselves ride.
35. Do not open your mouth at someone else's loaf, get up early and start your own.
36. Not all cat carnival, there will be a post.
37. The woodpecker does not grieve that he cannot sing, and so the whole forest hears it.
38. Neither fish nor meat, neither caftan nor cassock.
39. A new broom sweeps in a new way, but when it breaks, it lies under the bench.
40. One in the field is not a warrior, and the traveler.
41. Horses die from work, and people are getting stronger.
42. Horses don't roar from oats but they do not look for good from good.
43. Stick, double-edged, hitting here and there.
44. Repetition is the mother of learning, consolation of fools.
45. Repetition is the mother of learning and a haven for the lazy.
46. Water does not flow under a lying stone, and under the rolling - does not have time.
47. The drunken sea is knee-deep, and the puddle is up to your ears.
48. Dust in a column, smoke in a yoke, but the hut is not heated, not swept.
49. Work is not a wolf, it will not run away into the forest, because it, accursed, must be done.
50. Grow big, but don't be a noodle, stretch a mile, but don't be simple.
51. The fisherman sees the fisherman from afar, therefore bypasses.
52. Hand washes hand, yes they both itch.
53. Get along with a bee - get a honey, contact with a beetle - you will find yourself in manure.
54. Your eye is a diamond, and the alien is glass.
55. Seven troubles - one answer, the eighth trouble - absolutely nowhere.
56. A bold bullet is afraid, and he will find a coward in the bushes.
57. Dog in the manger lies, she does not eat and does not give to cattle.
58. The dog was eaten, choked on their tail.
59. Old age is not joy, sit down - do not get up, run - do not stop.
60. The old horse will not spoil the furrow, and it won't plow deep.
62. Fear has large eyes, yes they don't see anything.
63. Hit on one cheek - turn the other, but don't let yourself get hit.
64. Mind chamber, yes the key is lost.
65. Bread on the table - and the table is the throne, but not a piece of bread - and the table is a board.
66. Trouble is full of mouth, and nothing to eat.
Using in his speech well-known catchphrases, for example from literary classics or popular films, we often don't even finish them. Firstly, most often we see from the face of the interlocutor that we read the same books and watched the same films, and it is clear to us that we understood each other. Secondly, many phrases are so recognizable by everyone that their second half have not been spoken for a long time. But another generation will come and think that all wisdom is only in this short phrase, not knowing about its understatement, losing its original meaning! This happened with many sayings and proverbs. We pronounce them, thinking that we understand their meaning from the cradle, but ... Apparently, our ancestors also did not bother to finish speaking them, leaving us only their first halves as a legacy ...
Let's try to look for the original meaning by returning the endings to the proverbs. Let's start with proverbs that have lost only part of their meaning: everything seems to be correct, but something is missing, something is left unsaid.
Hunger is not an aunt, won't bring a pie.
Do not open your mouth at someone else's loaf, get up early and start your own.
Take it out, put it down; give birth, give.
Small spool but precious; the stump is great, but rotten.
Young people scold - amuse themselves, and the old people scold - rage.
Everything is clear with these proverbs - there is only some reticence in them, and the returned part enhances the meaning of folk wisdom. It is more difficult with those proverbs and sayings, the meaning of which, with the loss of their second part, has completely changed!
How often we heard from adults in childhood: "In a healthy body healthy mind!"? It seems that the meaning is beyond doubt, and we repeat the same thing to our children, for example, forcing them to do morning exercises. But it originally sounded like this: "A healthy mind in a healthy body is rare." That's how he wrote Decimus Junius Juvenal, Roman satirist, in his Satires. This is what it means to take words out of context, which is abused by many in our time. The meaning, it turns out, was invested completely different!
Drunken sea knee-deep- it is clear that in a state of intoxication a person does not care, but in reality? Drunken sea knee-deep, and the puddle is up to your ears.
Mind chamber! So very clever man and his opinion is worth listening to. And if you return the ending? mind chamber, yes the key is lost!
Repetition is the mother of learning! Well, what else could it mean? And you ask Ovid, these are his words: "Repetition is the mother of learning and the refuge of donkeys (comfort of fools)."
The meaning of many proverbs without their lost part is generally unclear! Why would it say: Lucky, as a drowned man". But if you restore the entire text, then everything will fall into place:
Lucky like sabbath drowned - You don't have to heat the bath! So luck is only on the side of those who drowned on Saturday - they don’t have to heat the bathhouse, saving on the farm!
The hen pecks at the grain - that is, each deed is done little by little , but return the ending and everything will appear in a different light . The hen pecks at the seed , and the whole yard in the litter!
As soon as a new boss appears at work and starts innovation, someone will definitely say: "The new broom sweeps in a new way!". But the whole point is in the second half: “A new broom sweeps in a new way, but when it breaks, it lies under the bench.
When, for example, previously unfamiliar like-minded people meet, passionate about one thing or people of the same profession, they say : "Birds of a feather flock together". And in fact it was: "Birds of a feather flock together, that's why he bypasses it." After all, where one is already catching fish, the second has nothing to do!
Here are some more unknown endings of well-known proverbs.
Grandmother [ wondered] in two said [ whether rain, or snow, whether it will be, or not].
Poverty is not a vice [ and twice as bad].
A crow will not peck out a crow's eye and peck out, but not pull out].
It was smooth on paper [ Yes, they forgot about the ravines, and walk along them].
Goal like a falcon and sharp as an ax].
Hunger is not aunt [ won't bring a pie].
Lip no fool [ tongue is not a shovel].
Two of a Kind [ yes both left].
Girlish shame - to the threshold [ overstepped and forgot].
The case of the master is afraid [ and another craftsman].
Road spoon to dinner [ and there at least under the bench].
A fool at least a stake [ he puts his two].
For a beaten one they give two unbeaten [ Yes, it doesn't hurt, they take].
Chasing two hares - not one wild boar] you won't catch.
Hare feet wear [ the teeth feed the wolf, the tail protects the fox].
[AND] business time, [ And] fun hour.
A mosquito will not knock down a horse [ until the bear helps].
Whoever remembers the old - that eye out [ and whoever forgets - both].
The hen pecks grain by grain [ and the whole yard is in the litter].
Down and Out trouble started [ there is a hole, there will be a hole].
Young people scold - amuse themselves [ and the old people scold - rage].
Do not open your mouth at someone else's loaf [ get up early and start your own].
Every day is not Sunday [ there will be a post].
The woodpecker is not sad that he cannot sing [ and so the whole forest hears it].
Alone in the field is not a warrior [ and the traveler].
Horses die from work [ and people are getting stronger].
Stick, double-edged [ hitting here and there].
Repetition is the mother of learning consolation of fools].
Repetition is the mother of learning and a haven for the lazy].
Drunken sea knee-deep [ and the puddle is up to your ears].
Dust pillar, smoke rocker [ but the hut is not heated, not swept].
Grow big, [ Yes] don't be a noodle [ stretch a mile, but don't be simple].
You get along with a bee - you get a honey [ contact with a beetle - you will find yourself in manure].
Seven troubles - one answer [ the eighth trouble - absolutely nowhere].
Dog in the manger [ lies, she does not eat and does not give to cattle].
The old horse will not spoil the furrow [ and it won't plow deep].
Fear has big eyes [ yes they don't see anything].
Mind Chamber [ yes the key is lost].
Bread on the table - and the table is the throne [ but not a piece of bread - and a table].
Miracles in a sieve [ Lots of holes, but nowhere to jump out].
Covered [ and the knot is here].
My tongue is my enemy [ before the mind prowls, looking for trouble].
Important proverbs with lost additions November 23rd, 2011
Grandmother [guessed] said in two [either rain, or snow, or it will be, or not].
Poverty is not a vice [but twice as bad].
A healthy mind in a healthy body [rare].
It was smooth on paper [yes, they forgot about the ravines, but walk on them].
Hunger is not an aunt [but a dear mother].
Two pair of boots [yes, both left].
Two pair of boots [yes, both on one foot].
Girlish shame - to the threshold [crossed and forgot].
The work of the master is afraid [and another master of the work].
The road is a spoon for dinner [and there at least under the bench].
Fool at least a stake [he puts his two].
If you chase two hares, you won't catch a single [boar].
The hare's legs carry [the teeth of the wolf are fed, the tail of the fox is protected].
[And] business time, [and] fun hour.
A mosquito will not knock down a horse [until the bear helps].
Whoever remembers the old - to that eye out [and whoever forgets - both to him].
Young - green [ordered to take a walk].
The young scold - they amuse themselves [and the old men scold - they rage].
Don’t open your mouth at someone else’s loaf [get up early and start your own].
Our business is veal [I ate - and in the back].
Not all cat Shrove Tuesday [there will be a post].
The woodpecker does not grieve that it cannot sing [and so the whole forest hears it].
A stick with two ends [hitting here and there].
Repetition is the mother of learning [the consolation of fools].
Repetition is the mother of learning [and a refuge for lazy people].
Grow big, [yes] don't be noodles [reach a verst, but don't be simple].
If you get along with a bee, you will get a honey [if you contact a beetle, you will find yourself in manure].
Seven troubles - one answer [the eighth trouble - nowhere at all].
The dog is in the hay [lies, does not eat and does not give to cattle].
He ate the dog [but only choked on his tail].
You go quieter - you will be farther [from the place where you are going].
Uma chamber [yes the key is lost].
Bread on the table - and the table is a throne [but not a piece of bread - and the table is a board].
The mouth is full of trouble [and there is nothing to bite].
It is sewn-covered [and the knot is here].
I am not me, and the horse is not mine [and I am not a driver].
My tongue is my enemy [before the mind speaks].
My tongue is my enemy [before the mind prowls, seeks trouble].
Whoever remembers the old - that eye out.
The proverb had a continuation: “And whoever forgets, both eyes out!”
A new broom sweeps in a new way ...
And when it breaks, it lies under the bench!
Like a fish needs a bicycle?
She is so funny too!
Respect the honor from a young age ...
And the father-in-law is hungry!
Birds of a feather flock together.
The proverb that we now know about fishermen applied at that time to brother-in-law, and sounded like this: “A brother-in-law sees a brother-in-law from afar.”
A holy place is never empty…
And an empty place is never holy!
Every family has its black sheep.
Misinterpretation: In any family or company, there is always one fool.
The first child was called a freak. Freak - standing by the clan, under protection. A couple was called a family only after the birth of their first child. "Freak" is on some Slavic languages means "beauty". The first one was always the prettiest. Those. the proverb will sound: "A family cannot be without its first child."
Horses die from work!
The full version of the proverb sounds like this: “Horses die from work, and people get stronger.”
My house is on the edge.
Misinterpretation: "Get off me, I don't know anything."
The people who lived on the edge of the village had a special responsibility - to be the first to meet any danger and, if necessary, to repulse any danger. Therefore, in the huts "on the edge" lived the most daring and strong people. The man actually said: "I am ready with my life to protect the peace of all."
Your shirt is closer to your body.
Misinterpretation: "My interests are dearer to me."
These words were spoken at the funeral of a soldier who fell in battle, when the brothers took off their shirts and laid them in the grave - closer to the body of the deceased. Thus, they showed how much he was dear to them.
Work is not a wolf - it will not run away into the forest.
Misinterpretation: "The work will wait."
In fact, the meaning of the saying is not at all to put things off. On the contrary, in the old days, when a wolf ran into the village, women with children hid in their houses and waited for him to run away into the forest. And the work isn't going anywhere. Consequently, the work will not go anywhere, there is no need to wait - you need to start working.
Debt good turn deserves another.
Misinterpretation: "The honor of the debtor is to repay the debt on time."
When borrowing something, they did not expect a return and understood that it was about helping a brother. When the debt was returned, it was a shame to take it away. A proverb about unselfishness.
On other people's grubs, everyone has their mouths wide open.
Misinterpretation: "Everyone loves to eat for free."
It was customary - before everyone sat down at the table, the owner went outside from the hut and shouted: "Is anyone hungry?" That is, the owner opened his mouth "wide open" and loudly called the hungry. It is not good when someone is hungry. And before people sit down to eat, they must first feed all the cattle.
Neither fish, nor meat, [neither caftan, nor cassock].
They ate the dog, [choked on their tail].
Mind chamber, [yes the key is lost].
Two pair of boots, [both left].
Fool at least a stake, [he puts his two].
The hand washes the hand, [yes both itch].
Lucky as a [Saturday] drowned man [there is no need to heat the bath].
A raven will not peck out a crow's eye [but it will peck out, but not pull it out].
Goal like a falcon [and sharp like an axe].
Hunger is not an aunt [she won’t bring a pie].
The lip is not a fool [tongue is not a shovel].
For a beaten man they give two unbeaten [but they don’t hurt, they take].
If you chase two hares, you will not catch a single [boar].
Whoever remembers the old - to that eye out [and whoever forgets - both to him].
The hen pecks grain by grain [and the whole yard is in litter].
Dashing trouble is the beginning [there is a hole, there will be a tear].
The young scold - amuse [and the old scold - rage].
A new broom sweeps in a new way [and when it breaks, it lies under the bench].
Alone in the field is not a warrior [but a traveler].
Horses die from work [and people get stronger].
The drunken sea is knee-deep [and the puddle is up to the ears].
Dust in a column, smoke in a yoke [and the hut is not heated, not swept].
The fisherman sees the fisherman from afar [therefore he bypasses the side].
The old horse will not spoil the furrow [and will not plow deep].
Fear has big eyes [but they don't see anything].
Miracles in the sieve [there are many holes, but there is nowhere to jump out].
It is sewn-covered [and the knot is here].
My tongue is my enemy [before the mind prowls, seeks trouble].
