Confusion can be indicated in many ways. For example, there is a rather long story with many branches and heroes, and the listener tells the author: “So much can be knocked down from pantalik ?! I don’t understand anything! ” What does this phrase mean, we will analyze today.
History, hypothesis 1: mountain in Greece
It turns out that not so simple. The expression “knock off pantalik” is not so easy to interpret, but we are not afraid of serious challenges. There is debate about how the speech revolution appeared. The first version is this: in Greece there is a mountain called Pantelik. There are many caves, various entrances and exits, so it’s easy to get lost there. Keep this in mind if you go to Greece. But seriously, based on this point of view, we can assume that over time the word “pantelik” has become Russified and turned into a well-known “pantalyk”. Tricky, huh? Wait, the reader does not yet know the second hypothesis. In the area of our attention, the expression is “knock off the pantalik”. The origin of phraseology is now considered.
Continuation of a story. Hypothesis 2: the wisdom of the tongue
Experts say that in the Roman-Germanic linguistic family there is a root pantl. Once upon a time, it meant “knot”, “tie”, then turned into “essence”, “meaning”, “sense”. But since this root could not but change under the influence of our language, foreign borrowing turned into a native “pantalyk”. What to say? Both hypotheses are noteworthy and interesting. But only one thing is not clear: judging by the history, the speech turnover has a noble origin, and we have the expression “knock off the pantalik” is vernacular, or at least it is better not to use it when you write an article in a magazine or newspaper, except for a definite purpose style the language. In other words, everything is foggy. Let the reader decide for himself. For example, we like hypothesis No. 2 more.
Synonyms and Meaning
Words and phrases that can replace the speech revolution in question will help to understand and remember the meaning of the expression “knock off pantalik”. We will not torment the reader and get down to business. Phraseologism means:
- confuse
- embarrass;
- confuse;
- mislead;
- fool your head;
- make a fool of the head;
- drive by nose.
Based on the list, it is not difficult to restore the meaning of the expression. When the questioner exclaims: “How much can I get knocked down!”, He only signals to his interlocutor that he does not understand anything, and the person who tells him the story is to blame. Simply put, the listener is confused in the labyrinths of thought in the same way as a traveler in the stone caves of the famous Greek mountains. What is this talking about? That we need to work on the art of telling. This is the expression "knock off pantaliku." Its meaning did not hide from us for long.
An example of use and the old Soviet cartoon
Remember the cartoon “Wow, talking fish!”, Where the phrase: “Do good and throw it into the water” sounded? There, the battle unfolds between the "good" wizard Eeeh and a young man who turned out to be actually a talking fish. So, it was the ability to knock off panties that saved the lives of old people. The wizard was most likely another of Satan's many incarnations. And with the devil, as you know, jokes are bad, but how did the old man know that the sorcerer needs his immortal soul? But the young man confused the villain, and, most importantly, he did not get lost in his own logical labyrinths, that is, he drove Eeeh crazy, while preserving the absurdity of the story, which saved his life. But it was so easy to get lost in all these eagles, hares and sheepskin coats!
A fairy tale is a lie, but there is a hint in it: not bad when a person has his tongue suspended. Sometimes life can be saved both by crystal clear speech and abracadabra, which no one except the narrator understands. Therefore, you need to read books and the more the better. You never know what kind of cover you can fall into by misunderstanding. The main thing is not to lose your presence of mind. If a person is scared, then he is defeated.