Phraseologisms with the word “beat” and their meaning (with examples). “Ring the alarm” - the meaning and origin of phraseological units with examples? Once upon a time this expression was perceived in its literal meaning.

RING THE ALARM

The alarm bell, sound the alarm bell. The figurative meaning underlying phraseological unity often contributes to the preservation of an archaic expression, which is no longer based on the living meanings of its constituent words. For example, sound the alarm V modern language means: “to notify of a disaster”, “to call for help by ringing a bell”; and then figuratively: “to raise the alarm,” “to awaken the consciousness of society, drawing public attention to some danger.”

Collocation sound the alarm, which developed no later than the 16th century, was free when the word alarm bell(going back to the Arabic naubät - “drum, drumbeat”) meant a copper drum or bell of enormous size 6. Compare in the Sofia vremennik of 1553: “The great prince commanded his sound the alarm bells, let people gather” (2, 415). In the Nikon Chronicle under 1555: “Velel ring the alarm and play surna” (vol. 7, 243) (see Sreznevsky, 2, p. 265). In Walking to the East by F.A. Kotov (according to a 17th century manuscript): “here they beat Persian people on alarm bells and on the timpani (37 l.b.) ... they blow big trumpets and play the sureni and on the timpani and the alarm bells are sounding(42 l.b.); and the trumpets are blown and to the alarm bells and by timpani they beat(fol. 49 vol., etc.)" (see "On the journey to the Persian kingdom and from Persia to the land of Tours and to India and to Urmuz, where the ships come" by Fedot Af. Kotov, 1623-1624 // Izv. ORYAS, 1907, 12, book 1, pp. 96, 100, 105).

In a word alarm bell in some phraseological combinations like: alarm sounds, the alarm sounded etc., another meaning developed: “a signal for the gathering of people in the event of public alarm, disaster (for example, fire), given by the sound of a bell.” This meaning, as a more abstract one, turned out to be stable and for a long time outlived the existence of the alarm bells themselves, as instruments of only a signal It is clear that with this understanding of the word alarm bell old expression sound the alarm acquired all the signs of a phraseologically indecomposable unity.

The note was not published. There is a manuscript in the archive - one sheet of bad, yellowed paper. Here it is printed from the manuscript with the introduction of certain necessary clarifications. - IN. P.

6 See Savvaitov P.I. Description of ancient Russian utensils, St. Petersburg, 1896.

V. V. Vinogradov. History of Words, 2010

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To sound the alarm (to sound the alarm) (foreign) to spread sensational news, to excite Wed. You know, your heart began to sound alarmed, your whole face suddenly flushed. Nekrasov. Troika. Wed. The old women instantly sound the alarm, And here is public opinion! Griboyedov. Grief from...

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Nabat (from the Arabic "naubat" drumbeat): In Russia, a warning or alarm signal for the gathering of people, usually given by striking a bell, less often by drumming; decrees of 1797 and 1851 ordered that the alarm bell be sounded during fires, blizzards and blizzards... Wikipedia

Ring the alarm- Express. By all means, loudly announce the impending danger, trying to warn about it. A propagandist, like me, does not wait for a command: I have been sounding the alarm for several days now (D. Bedny. Alarm) ... Phraseological Dictionary of the Russian Literary Language

1. Unlock Raise the alarm. ZS 1996, 70, 360; SHZF 2001, 20; BMS 1998, 395. 2. to. Pribike. Disturb anyone complaints about their troubles. SNFP, 98 ... Big dictionary Russian sayings

Alarm Dictionary of Russian synonyms ... Synonym dictionary

- (foreign) to spread sensational news, to excite Wed. You know, your heart began to sound alarmed, your whole face suddenly flushed. Nekrasov. Troika. Wed. The old women instantly sound the alarm, And here is public opinion! Griboyedov. Woe from the mind. 4, 10. Chatsky. Wed. I… … Michelson's Large Explanatory and Phraseological Dictionary

- (Arabic). Anxiety; sound the alarm and ring the bells to gather people on the occasion of some common danger. Dictionary of foreign words included in the Russian language. Chudinov A.N., 1910. Alarm bell, Moscow [Arab. naubвt – drumming]. Signal to... ... Dictionary of foreign words of the Russian language

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Sound the alarm... Dictionary of Russian synonyms and similar expressions. under. ed. N. Abramova, M.: Russian Dictionaries, 1999. alarm bell, flash, ringing, alarm, drum Dictionary of Russian synonyms ... Synonym dictionary

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In modern figurative meaning, this means sounding the alarm by all possible means.
Danger may await humanity in the form of wars, disasters, famine, degradation of public consciousness, etc., so sounding the alarm is to attract public attention to the impending problem.

Once upon a time this expression was perceived in its literal meaning.

They rang all the bells, warning the Russians about the approaching enemy army, about fires and floods. The alarming sound of the bell was called the "alarm".

But the word itself came from Arabic and is translated as the beat of a drum. And at first in Rus' this was the name given to copper drums, which were used to warn and announce alarm among the troops, and only then this name migrated to the ringing of bells.

This expression is often used in literature, and it is also worth remembering the famous “Buchenwald Alarm”

- And suddenly the alarm sounded from the bell tower. Someone beat the church bell with hasty despair (V. Kataev. I am the son of the working people...).

Synonyms for this are such expressions as “To blow all the trumpets”, “To ring all the bells”.
I would like to draw your attention to this poem, in which one can feel spiritual anxiety:

The alarm bell rings,
the sky is thunderous,
on your knees, lower, lower,
Don’t stumble, souls are in the muck,
in an endless stream
tears, grief and vices,
people, people, people, people...,

The bell ringing "alarm" still exists today.

Ring the alarm for Express. By all means, loudly announce the impending danger, trying to warn about it. A propagandist like me does not wait for a command: I have been sounding the alarm for several days now(D. Poor. Alarm).

Phraseological dictionary of the Russian literary language. - M.: Astrel, AST. A. I. Fedorov. 2008.

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RING THE ALARM- The alarm bell, sound the alarm bell. The figurative meaning underlying phraseological unity often contributes to the preservation of an archaic expression, which is no longer based on the living meanings of its constituent words. For example, sounding the alarm in modern language... History of words

sound the alarm- to sound the alarm (to sound the alarm) (inc.) to spread sensational news, to excite Wed. You know, your heart began to sound alarmed, your whole face suddenly flushed. Nekrasov. Troika. Wed. The old women instantly sound the alarm, And here is public opinion! Griboyedov. Grief from...

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Ring the alarm- Nabat (from the Arabic “naubat” drumbeat): In Russia, a warning or alarm signal for the gathering of people, usually given by striking a bell, less often by drumming; decrees of 1797 and 1851 ordered that the alarm bell be sounded during fires, blizzards and blizzards... Wikipedia

Ring the alarm- 1. Unlock Raise the alarm. ZS 1996, 70, 360; SHZF 2001, 20; BMS 1998, 395. 2. to. Pribike. Disturb anyone complaints about their troubles. SNFP, 98 ... Large dictionary of Russian sayings

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sound the alarm (ring the alarm)- (foreign) to spread sensational news, to excite Wed. You know, your heart began to sound alarmed, your whole face suddenly flushed. Nekrasov. Troika. Wed. The old women instantly sound the alarm, And here is public opinion! Griboyedov. Woe from the mind. 4, 10. Chatsky. Wed. I… … Michelson's Large Explanatory and Phraseological Dictionary

NABAT- (Arabic). Anxiety; sound the alarm and ring the bells to gather people on the occasion of some common danger. Dictionary of foreign words included in the Russian language. Chudinov A.N., 1910. Alarm bell, Moscow [Arab. naubвt – drumming]. Signal to... ... Dictionary of foreign words of the Russian language

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alarm bell- sound the alarm.. Dictionary of Russian synonyms and similar expressions. under. ed. N. Abramova, M.: Russian Dictionaries, 1999. alarm bell, flash, ringing, alarm, drum Dictionary of Russian synonyms ... Synonym dictionary

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What kind of wonders are not found in phraseological units with the word “beat”. Here are “baklushi”, and “pantalyk”, and “mortgage”. And it also turns out that the “hour” unit of time may be broken. There are many interesting phraseological units with the word “beat” in the Russian language. The following are the most common ones. Explanations are given for all phraseological units.

Beat your head
Loiter, do light work. In the old days, a popular cutlery was a wooden spoon. And they made spoons from blanks called “baklushi”. The baklushi were beaten, or rather, stabbed, from linden logs. This work was considered easy and was usually performed by apprentices.

Philip only liked to play dumb - the rest of the “work” seemed boring to him.

Lost hour
A very long, long time. This is what they usually say about a long wait.

He talked for an hour about why ladies nowadays wear hats without feathers.

Drive a wedge
Cause discord in relationships between people.

He diligently drove a wedge between the brothers - it was beneficial to him.

Fight like a fish on ice
Trying to do something without visible results.

Savva fought like a fish against ice, but the report turned out boring and uninteresting.

Knock you down
To confuse or discourage someone. Pantalyk- a word borrowed from southern European peoples, meaning decorations for clothing in the form of ribbons and bows.

And there is no need to knock Vasily Lvovich out of his pantalyk, let him cover the roof as best he can.

Break the ice
Relations between people have improved.

Finally, the ice was broken in the relationship between Nikolai and Klava; they were seen together at an exhibition of works of modern painting.

The beaten one brings the unbeaten one
About a situation when someone, being in strength and health, by cunning and deception forces another person, who is in a worse position, to do some work for himself. The expression came from folk tale"The Fox and the Wolf."

The beaten one is lucky to the unbeaten - not uncommon in our lives!

Discourage interest/desire
Deprive a person of the desire to do something.

With her unnecessary guardianship, Marfa Timofeevna discouraged her son from living an independent life.

Ring the alarm
Raise the alarm. Alarm- a copper drum that was used in Rus' to announce the alarm. Later, bell ringing was used for this purpose.

If the icebreaker does not arrive, then the alarm must be sounded, otherwise the sailors will have a very hard time.

Ring all the bells
In a figurative sense, the expression means drawing attention to a problem or danger.

Ring all the bells and people will hear you.

Hit your pocket
Incur material or financial damage from any actions.

The boss, Viktor Serafimovich, knew only one punishment - to hit him in the pocket.

Get out of hand
Behave disobediently by refusing to obey.

Klimov and Saraikin completely got out of hand.

A hackneyed phrase
Just don’t think that the unfortunate phrase was subjected to some kind of influence. A hackneyed phrase is one that is not distinguished by a unique set of words, originality, or originality.

The essay contained many hackneyed phrases.

Break completely
Completely defeat the enemy, inflict a crushing defeat on him, from which it is difficult to recover.

After a fiery night, the enemy was completely defeated.

Stamp
Show stubbornness and disagreement.

And what's the point of hitting with a hoof? The decision to build has already been made.

Beat yourself in the chest
Convince others of the sincerity of your actions and intentions.

No matter how much you beat yourself in the chest, the assessment will be based on the test results.

To confuse
Confuse a person, bring him into a state of confusion, confusion.

The fact that Elizaveta Petrovna did not nod to him confused him.

Get knocked off your feet
Spend a lot of effort to achieve any result.

He was knocked down in search of lost time.

At the Broken Trough
To be left with nothing, to lose everything that was. The expression came from “The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish,” written by A.S. Pushkin.

The minority was left with nothing. I immediately remembered the phrase of A.S. Pushkin - “to be left with nothing.”

There's no one to beat you
This is what they say when they want to express condemnation of someone’s actions.

“Eh, Simushkin,” said the old housekeeper, “there’s no one to beat you.”

Beat with your forehead
To earnestly ask for something or complain about someone. In the old days, petitioners, seeing the king, bowed low to him, touching their foreheads to the floor, and those who did this with zeal often hit their foreheads on the floor.

We strike with our foreheads, dear sir, and ask you to listen to us, the righteous.

Hit over the edge
About strong emotions, human feelings that uncontrollably break out like water pouring out of an overflowing vessel.

Klara Afanasyevna's emotions were overflowing, it was time to start dancing.

Bet
Bet money. Mortgage– a synonym for the word “collateral”.

I bet he can't afford the rent.