The Russian language cannot be imagined without idioms. They are popularly called winged expressions, aphorisms or idioms. However, no matter what name they are assigned, their role in our language remains unchanged.
Phraseologism - what is it?
Phraseologism is an expression that has been strengthened in speech in a certain form and is not subject to any changes. Some phraseological units in the language are so “old” that it is not possible to grasp their meaning without the use of dictionaries. Remember the expressions that you may often hear at home, at school or at work: “beat the bacilli”, “you can’t see one zig”, “sharpen your lasses”, “after the sleeves” and others.
The words in the composition become obsolete along with the objects that they once designated, and the winged expressions do not disappear anywhere and feel great in the language.
The meaning of phraseology, origin
There are two meanings of the phrase “pull the gimp”:
- To do slowly; delay with the implementation of the work begun. For example: It’s better to do the lessons right away than to pull the gimp until night.
- To tell something tedious, uninteresting. For example: Constantly he begins to pull some kind of gimp in the meeting.
You ask what the gimp is and why it is pulled. The Russian language adopted this word from the French language (Fr. cannetile). This was the name of a thin thread of gold, silver or copper, which needlewomen used for embroidery.
The very process of manufacturing the gimp was very long and tedious: it was pulled from a hot wire. Therefore, the meaning of phraseology “pull the gimp” has acquired a negative connotation. This expression describes a tedious and meaningless occupation.
Synonyms and Antonyms
The meaning of phraseology "pull the gimp" can be conveyed using synonyms.
Slowly do, tighten with execution:
- Barely soul in the body: it means "to be weak due to illness", but is used in an ironic manner.
- An hour per teaspoon.
- Pull the cat by the tail.
- Pull the rubber.
- Insert a bagpipe (tighten).
- Put aside in a long box.
- When the cancer on the mountain whistles.
- Wait by the sea for the weather.
- Crush the water in the mortar.
- Gouge: derived from phraseology "pull the gimp".
Also, for this phraseological unit, you can choose a number of antonyms:
- Take the bull by the horns - act immediately and decisively.
- Go ahead.
- Roll up your sleeves.
- Right off the bat.
Phraseologisms decorate and enrich speech. To understand the bulk of these expressions, you need to delve into the history of your native country and language. Accordingly, knowledge of winged phrases develops intelligence, forms the speaker's cultural competence.