How often do you hear the phrase "the light did not come together"? Do you know what she means? And how and why did she appear? And what are the names of such complex and at first incomprehensible phrases? In this article you will find the answers to these questions.
So, “the light did not come together” - this is idiom. Let us examine in more detail what kind of "Chinese letter" it is.
Phraseologisms - what is it?
In all the languages ​​of our planet there are phraseological units. These are such fixed phrases. All words in this expression have one common meaning.
There are different types of phraseological units. If we are dealing with phraseological unification, it can still be called "strict" phraseological unit, then you cannot change anything in it. For example, the expression “be a whimper” cannot be distinguished into separate words, or insert something “on your own”. And if we do this, then the meaning will change. Such phraseological units behave like mechanisms in the language: take away from them at least one detail - they will stop working.
Less strict - unity and combination. Unities are also “strong” expressions, but the words in them can still be squeezed a little. So in the phrase "fall for a bait," you can insert pronouns, various additions, etc. You can "fall into someone's bait" or "fall into the bait of bandits."
Combinations are the most "freedom-loving" phraseological units. They have completely independent words, and there are those that live only within the limits of their expression. In fact, a combination is a beautiful and competent union of words. For example, to burn with shame, a bosom friend , etc.
"The light came together" - what does phraseologism mean?
Light wedged on someone or something — that is the expression. We hear it more often with denial - "the light has not come together as a wedge." Why is that? Turn to the meaning.
Phraseologism means something one of a kind, unique, irreplaceable. This is often said about people in an disapproving manner. We know that in the philosophy of the people there are no exceptional people.
Therefore, when a girl obsesses with a young man, relatives and friends tell her: "The light has not come together in your Vasenka!" This means that this guy is not as unique as it seems to a girl, and you should not suffer from it.
History of phraseology
Phraseologism owes its origin to the Slavs in Russia. In order to understand the meaning, you need to know the meaning of the word "wedge". Then this word called a small piece of land from a poor peasant.
Phraseologism "light wedge converged" is metaphorical. The wedge here appears as something small, insignificant, limited. And light, on the contrary, is something big, grandiose and important. If they say that a person “has a wedge of light,” they mean that he is fixated on something small and insignificant when he needs to turn his eyes to a vast world.
Moreover, in ancient times, peasants divided the world into “white” and “black”. Light was a symbol of the sun, sky, air. And the wedge is a symbol of something base, lived-in, human. Light and wedge were contrasted like heaven and earth, joy and misfortune.
Wedge is a symbol of limitation, light is a symbol of space. With these words, there are other phraseological units:
- In the light, not on a wedge . The meaning is spacious.
- Light in the window. Meaning is one joy, hope.
- To live with the light . The meaning is to spoil life.