Remember the literature lessons? The teacher is diligently telling something. And the students live their own lives. More precisely, his active life flows on the "gallery". The first desks listen to the teacher. Forced or not is another matter. But judging by the sidelong glances at Kamchatka, they envy its inhabitants.
And the literature lessons, by the way, were quite interesting. A lot of cognitive things can be obtained from there. For example, the meanings of phraseological units and aphorisms. What does phraseologism mean "not for service, but for friendship"? Who remembers? There are no such? Well, we proceed to the memories.
What is friendship?
Before we begin our conversation about phraseology, we propose to consider the concept of "friendship." Humanity considers it an ideal of high relations. Films are devoted to friendship; verses and stories are written about it. Friendship is mentioned even in children's songs . Friendship is not work; friends have no days off. What is the greatness of this concept?
Friendship is a relationship between people based on mutual respect, affection, interests and mutual assistance.
What is a service?
Since we are talking about one part of the phraseology “not in service, but in friendship”, let's turn to the dictionary and recall the definition of service.
So, Ushakov’s dictionary interprets this concept in several ways:
The action and condition stemming from the verb "serve."
Work, occupation, position.
Military duty.
About phraseologism
What is the meaning of phraseology “not for service but for friendship”? We examined these two concepts above. Now we will bring them together.
This is what they say when asked to do something out of sympathy, and not according to work responsibilities. That is, the asker understands that no one is obligated to do anything to him. And having asked, he counts only on the personal sympathy of the one to whom he turned.
The Contractor has the right to refuse to do in favor of the requestor. No offense should be. When requested, emphasis is placed on the fact that "not in service, but in friendship." That is, the one who asks for a service says in this way: "you don’t owe me, but if I am nice to you, only then will you do me a favor."
An example from the literature: "Not for service, but for friendship. Run away, girl, to the mother in the workshop."
Conclusion
So, in one article we examined several concepts. Highlight them in the main points:
The concept of friendship. This is a relationship based on mutual respect, common interests, affection and mutual assistance.
The concept of “service” has several meanings, including military duty, work, and the derivative of the verb “serve”.
Under the phraseology “not for service, but for friendship” is meant the performance of a service not by duty, but on the basis of sympathy for the one who asks for it.