• Phraseologism – stable expression, have an independent meaning.

Phraseologisms in Greece myth

• Pandora‘s box -

Source some disasters

• Sisif‘s work –

Useless, haven‘t end work

• Horn abundance –

In huge quantity, endless

• Gold rain –

Big money

• Augean stables –

Very dirty place

• to chop Gordiev knot

To solve a problem

Sayings, proverbs

• No smoke without fire

• He laughs best who laughs last

• All is well that ends well

• Better late than never

• Extremes meet

• Habit is a second nature

Phraseologisms - comparisons

• As bold as a lion

• As cold as ice

• As cunning as a fox

• As sharp as a razor

English phraseologisms

Good wine needs no bush

On custom, in old England on restaurant hang branch of velvet, when sold wine.

According to Cocker –

Right, in rule

Cocker author English book

Of math in 17th century.

A black sheep – disgrace of family.

In legend devil note black sheep.

• Be born under a lucky star – predict old astrologists.

Halcyon days –

Bird, who take chick in winter in nest. His nest swim in sea and 2 weeks sea is calm.

As well be handed for a sheep as for a lamb

In old English law, for theft of sheep – death execution.

Fortunatus‘es purse –

character English fairy tale.

• In different countries live different people. They save phraseologisms many countries phraseologisms can be understood by people

• who lives in this country