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Feet in hand and forward - the meaning of the phraseological unit. Phraseological dictionary of the Russian language: what are legs in hands, what does it mean and how to spell it correctly? What does legs in hands mean?

In the explanatory dictionary of the Russian language S.A. Kuznetsova [BTSRYA, 1998] the word leg in the language has two meanings:

One of the two lower limbs of a person, as well as one of the limbs of birds and some animals.

Support, lower part (of furniture, structure, mechanism, etc.); leg.

Phraseologisms: take your feet in your hands, lie in your feet, take your feet away, there will be no legs (threat of not coming); there is no truth at the feet of the saying (invitation to sit down) and other expressions have a negative connotation.

The leg component as part of somatic phraseological units can be used both to mean a method of action (from all legs; upside down), and to denote relationships between people (on a friendly footing; on an equal footing; there won’t be a foot; fall at someone’s feet).

The leg component is included in the following lexico-semantic groups of somatic phraseological units: character, physical condition, feeling-state, feeling-attitude, qualitative characteristics of a person, portrait, mental activity, actions and actions of a person. A large lexical-semantic group is “feeling-state”.

Cultural meanings of the word “legs” as part of the image of phraseological units Zakharenko I.V. reduces to three “basic” ideas that are closely related to each other

I. First of all, the legs are perceived as the lowest point in the vertical position of the human body. This perception of legs goes back to the archetypal opposition “top? “bottom”, which in relation to the human body is realized in the opposition of the head, symbolizing the top, supremacy, intellectual principle, and the legs, which are associated with the lower chthonic (underground) world. These ideas about legs are reflected in the image of many phraseological units.

The idiom put / turn on its head meaning `to reinterpret; represent the opposite of how it should be"[BFSRYA, Telia V.N., 2006] contains a metaphor in which distortion, confusion of the situation, substitution of ideas or concepts are likened to a spatial “rearrangement” of the extreme points in the vertical dimension of the human body? legs and head Such a “rearrangement” entails the opposition of their “essences”: the replacement of the “top” as a spiritual and intellectual principle with the “bottom” as a material principle serves as a reason for a negative assessment in the form of a phraseological unit.

Replacing “top” with “bottom” can lead to more serious “consequences”? violation of the integrity of the surrounding world, accompanied by a psychological feeling of chaos, imbalance, discord, instability, which reflects the image of the phraseological unit to stand upside down in the meaning of `happening opposite to how it should be; change radically"[BFSRYA, Telia V.N., 2006].

Indirect correlation of the image of a phraseological unit with the ancient opposition “top? bottom" is also observed in some other idioms with a leg component. At the same time, the perception of legs as the material bottom of the body actualizes cultural meanings “derived” from this idea, in which legs are symbolically associated with moral humiliation, psychological suppression, and as a consequence of this? obedience, dependence, etc., which determines certain connotations and evaluations that this component brings to the image of a particular idiom.

In the image of the phraseological unit to fall/fall at your feet? “It’s very asking” [BFSRYA, Telia V.N., 2006] the opposition “top? "bottom" manifests itself in the sphere of interpersonal and social relations. In the metaphor underlying the image, the plea for the fulfillment of a request is likened to the willingness of the requester to “descend” (throw, fall) to the level of the feet of a potential “benefactor.” This image is also motivated by ancient ideas, in which lowering the head to the feet is perceived as a symbol of humility and submission. Thus, many peoples had the custom of falling down before the master and placing his foot on their neck or head, thereby expressing their obedience and humble submission. And also kissing the toe of the pope’s shoe, kneeling before the royal personage and, which indicates the social, spiritual hierarchy and inequality of status of the participants in the situation.

In terms of the type of figurative comprehension of the component of the leg, is the phraseological unit lying at the feet similar to the phraseological unit considered? “to humiliately ask for something” [FSRL, Fedorov A.I., 2008]. In addition, this idiom reflects a stereotypical idea (due to the verb component to wallow) about the plea of a person, accompanied by the loss of one’s own dignity, which in The spiritual code of culture, understood as a set of moral attitudes and ideas, is always assessed negatively.

The idiom wipe/wipe your feet has the meaning of “humiliating someone, mocking someone” [FSRL, Fedorov A.I., 2008] and contains a metaphor based on the symbolic function of feet as a “means” of moral humiliation, psychological “suppression” , initially associated with aggressive physical influence on a person (cf.: kicking; trampling).

There is also the ancient image of a victor who places his foot on defeated enemies, symbolically securing his superiority over them and their conquest. In the image of a phraseological unit, the opposition of top and bottom is expressed in the spatial position of the participants in the situation: the humiliated person is (lies) at the level of the subject’s feet, while the spatial bottom is perceived as the “center” of dust and dirt, which is also reflected in the archetypal opposition “dirty? clean”, in which dirt is symbolically correlated with the moral impurity of a person. In this case, the deliberate humiliation of another person, the demonstration of disdainful superiority over him, is likened to the process of dirtying him with dirt? wiping his feet on him? and are perceived as base, unscrupulous actions, assessed in the spiritual code of culture, of course, negatively.

The cultural meanings inherent in feet can also be expressed through the names of footwear.

The image of the phraseological units under consideration is motivated by the ancient metonymic identification of part and whole: do legs, heels as an inseparable part of the whole (the human body) and shoes as their integral attribute replace the person himself? the owner of power. The image is based on a metaphor in which psychological, political, military dependence from the outside is likened to the “physical pressure” of the human body on a support, the maximum weight of which falls on the lower points of contact with the surface? heels, shoe, boot, heel. At the same time, the heel, as the widest, strongest, most stable part of a person’s leg, is associated with heaviness, oppression, enslavement; the boot as a type of military footwear is symbolically associated with military dependence, and the heel acts as a symbol of the wife’s dominance over her husband, who in this case is ironically called henpecked.

II. The second group of cultural meanings, the bearer of which are legs, is associated with the idea that they serve as a fulcrum of a vertical (the most natural for human life) position in space and act as a symbol of “fortress,” support and stability in the world around a person. At the same time, the images of a number of phraseological units are motivated by the ancient metonymic identification of part and whole: legs as an inseparable part of the whole? human body? replace a person as such in the totality of one or another of his manifestations.

The symbolic function of the legs described above is enhanced by the components firmly, firmly, firmly; Do the legs replace the person himself? a viable, independent figure in his actions and decisions. Both phraseological units contain a metaphor in which a person’s independent, reliable position in life is likened to his physical stability in space. The focus of this metaphor extends to the sphere of human activity (social, economic, political, etc.).

The phraseological unit “solid soil under one’s feet”, meaning “stable, reliable position” [BFSRYA, Telia V.N., 2006], is similar to the considered phraseological unit in terms of the type of figurative understanding of the component of the leg. The image combines the symbolic functions of the legs and the soil (earth), which appears as a reliable basis in human life and, in addition, acts as a spiritual support of his existence.In the image of the idiom, legs replace the person himself in the totality of his physical, mental, sensory, emotional states and manifestations and are associated with the ancient mythological idea that through the strength and energy of the soil on which he steps is transmitted to the feet. As can be seen from the analysis of the last phraseological unit, a person’s psychological feeling of stability, stability and reliability of his position in the world is associated with the presence of a strong and solid “physical” support, so its loss can lead to a spontaneous turn events when they become difficult to control, which is reflected in the image of a phraseological unit upside down

The idiom in question goes back to the archetypal opposition “top? "bottom" and contains a metaphor in which the disruption of the usual way of life, the usual course of affairs, the feeling of disorder, instability is likened to the loss of support, stability in space due to the "rearrangement" of the top and bottom. In the form of a phraseological unit, spatial relations are transferred to the event sphere.

III. The third cultural meaning embodied by the leg component is associated with the symbolic perception of the legs as the main means of movement in space. However, it is interesting to note that in its pure form, legs appear as a “tool” for movement in phraseological units quite rarely. Rather, we can say that the most important symbolic motor function of the legs “works” to cultivate the world and expand the boundaries of space developed by man (cf.: the development of land was often recorded simply by placing the discoverer’s foot on a new land, symbolically securing the conquest of this land).

Mastering the world is accompanied by the fact that a person comes into contact with this world and the things that fill it, he carries out activities in it, fills it with events and phenomena, realizing his inner “I” in the totality of all his manifestations: mental, emotional, intellectual-volitional, activity, etc. In this regard, it is not at all accidental that the images of many phraseological units with a leg component reflect stereotypical or standard ideas about the various states of a person necessary to carry out his activity, as well as about the types of activity itself, transferring spatial relations to the spiritual sphere. Indicative in this sense is the phraseology on legs, the meanings of which “accumulate” the integral idea that only an active, healthy, vigorous person can carry out normal, successful life activities.

So, the phraseology on the legs means `in a state of increased activity; without rest" [BFSRYA, Telia V.N., 2006], which is associated with a stereotypical idea of a person’s active life. Here we mean that a person or a group of people are constantly in worries, in troubles, in work, in movement.

For example: ? And you have no time [no time] to sit down. ? How will you sit down? ? Vasilisa readily responds. ? On my feet all day, doing one thing or another. (V. Rasputin, Vasily and Vasilisa).

In the dictionary of A.I. Fedorov, the phraseological phrase on the legs is found in the meaning of “healthy, not sick” [FSRL, Fedorov A.I., 2008]. This displays a stereotypical idea of a person’s healthy physical condition, i.e. a person or group of people has returned to normal, normal life after diseases.

For example: ? I'm healthy, healthy, comrade lieutenant! I'm on my feet. (Yu. Bondarev, Hot Snow). A young organism, having defeated the disease early, quickly copes with its remnants. Two weeks later Peter was already on his feet. (V. Korolenko, The Blind Musician).

The phraseology on legs is associated with the stereotypical idea of a person’s alert state in the sense of `not sleeping; without sleep" [FSRLYA, Fedorov A.I., 2008]. That is, it means that a person is in a waking state, as a rule, after sleep; it is understood that he has many things to do and worries that force him get up early.

For example: When is the collective farm chairman up at four o’clock in the morning? and the foremen are embarrassed to bask on the feather beds. (V. Ovechkin, On a collective farm). Having thrown off the burden, Sofronnikov washed himself with the cool water of the lake, chose more shade under the tree and lay down to rest. Half an hour later he was on his feet again. (G. Markov, To the Coming Century).

The meaning of “in a state of full readiness” for phraseological units on their feet [FSRL, Fedorov A.I., 2008] is a reflection of the stereotypical idea of a person’s successful performance of his activities.

In addition, the symbolic function of the legs as a means of movement in space can be accompanied in the image of a phraseological unit by the motivation for this movement, namely, the internal states of a person are implied, prompting him to action.

Thus, the image of the idiom to carry away/to carry away one’s legs in the meaning of “to run away, to flee” [FSRL, Fedorov A.I., 2008] displays a stereotypical idea of the movement of an object outside of any space, associated with the presence of a feeling of fear, with a psychological sense of danger .

Or in the form of a phraseological unit at full speed, i.e. “quickly, very quickly (to rush to run)” [FSRL, Fedorov A.I., 2008], a person’s urge to action is also motivated by fear or fright, a desire to help, etc. This phraseological unit is a standard idea of the speed of movement in space.

The cultural meaning of legs as a means of transportation necessary for human exploration of the world is also associated with the ancient standard idea of legs as a measure of distance in space, which is reflected in the images of phraseological units on a wide leg in two meanings and on a short leg.

In the idiom on a grand scale in the first meaning, the described reference function of the legs is manifested in the human activity sphere: the image contains a metaphor in which the comprehensiveness, scale of development of any business or manifestation of activity are likened to the ability to move a significant (wide) distance in space. In the idiom on wide legs in the second meaning, legs as an inseparable part of the whole (the human body) replace the subject himself, the scale of whose nature is manifested in his lifestyle. The image contains a metaphor in which a “spreading”, generously wasteful, unrestricted material way of life is likened to the same ability to move a significant (wide) distance in space.

In the image of this phraseological unit, legs replace the person himself, who is capable of entering into certain interpersonal relationships when carrying out any activity. The image contains a metaphor in which friendly relations between any persons are likened to an insignificant (short) distance in space between them, which allows one to admit the other as close as possible to “one’s” world. The image of a phraseological unit goes back to the ancient archetypal opposition “short - long”, which conventionally outlines the boundary between “one’s own”, internal space for a person (in this case, within one’s own physical body) and external, “alien” space, and is thereby indirectly connected with the ancient opposition between “friend and foe”.

Thus, we can conclude that the human body? a multifaceted phenomenon, it is not only an object of nature, but also an object of culture, an object of language. Various parts of the body are involved in encoding meanings expressed and transmitted in the process of communication, either non-verbally or as a result of the interpretation of gestures, facial expressions, postures, emotions and feelings experienced by a person, which can subsequently be fixed in language in the form of phraseological units. In this case, a part of the body acts as a linguistic symbol. In the verbal formulation of thoughts, linguistic images play an extremely important role in verbal communication, ensuring the exchange of not only ideas, but also emotions. The emotional-expressive principle in language is very clearly manifested in phraseology, if language? the soul of the people, then phraseology? this is the soul of the national language.

To summarize, we can say that in the Russian linguistic picture of the world, legs can be perceived as the material and bodily bottom, as a symbol of strength, support and stability in the world around a person, and also perform a symbolic “motor” function, inextricably linked with the development of the world by man. At the same time, almost all cultural meanings, the bearer of which are legs, are actualized in the human activity space or the sphere of interpersonal relationships.

Symbolization of somatic phraseology of the modern Russian language is one of the active mechanisms for the formation of phraseological meaning. The symbolism of the human body comes from its actual, material essence, which repeatedly connects it with metonymy.

TAKE YOUR FEET IN YOUR HANDS. TAKE YOUR FEET IN YOUR HANDS. Simple Express Without hesitation, without delay, quickly go somewhere. - We caught up with the crowd, all to no avail. Why were the holes dug? Here's what you need to do: pick up your feet and go to the city of Arkhangelsk, which is on the Dvina near the White Sea... Look there for a master, a craftsman, a cunning man(Yu. German. Young Russia).

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- Simple. Express Very quickly, headlong. - Mom sent me. Come on, he says, put your feet in your hands - and go to them, and show her this piece of paper so that she remembers... There is no point, she says, in getting divorced in her old age. Not tram tracks...
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"Take your feet in your hands" in books

WHO HAS LEGS LIKE HANDS?

author Belov Alexander Ivanovich

WHO HAS LEGS LIKE HANDS?

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Cold hands and feet

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Don't play with toy parliaments, but take power into your own hands!

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How to pick up a baby

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Set expressions are an integral part of Russian speech. With their help, a person focuses attention on some object or action. It also introduces a certain semantic load into the sentence, while adding emotionality. Phraseologisms are usually used in colloquial and oral speech.

“Feet in hand and forward” is a well-known phraseological unit. This stable phrase denotes an action performed immediately. The phraseological unit “Feet in hand and forward” is quite often used in Russian. It can mean moving quickly, without stopping. Most often this is a call or even an order issued by order. This could be a command or a request. In addition, the meaning can be interpreted as how to quickly gather strength and energetically take on any task.

Examples of use: Ivan Sergeevich quickly approached the team captain and said: “Feet in hand and forward to victory!”

“Feet in hand and forward to your dream,” thought Marina, getting ready to go on vacation.

So, quickly,” Katya commanded her fiancé, “get dressed, put your feet in your hands and go to the registry office.”

The phrase has many modified forms. Most often, they do not differ much in meaning and are synonyms. For example: legs in hands and run, as fast as you can, pull yourself together.

In this phrase, the image of hands carries a symbolic function, that is, they are the main tools of a person, thanks to which he interacts with surrounding objects. Legs are a symbol of movement in space, as they are a means of human movement. In general, the phrase “feet in hands and forward” is a phraseological unit, which is an image of combining the functions of hands and feet. Phraseologism reflects composure and speed of movements in space.

Wherever a man’s feet take him. They tirelessly deliver their owners to a wide variety of places, but sometimes they give way and can barely carry them. And the legs are friendly, short and wide. All these characteristics of the legs are taken from phraseological units. Below are examples of such phraseological units and explanations for them.

There is no truth in my feet
An invitation to sit down.

Sit down, Amalia Pavlovna, there is no truth in your feet.

Not even a kick
Not understanding something, not understanding the essence.

Why did he disassemble the device? He's no stranger to electronics.

With all my might
Run somewhere very quickly.

Zinoviev ran as fast as he could after the departing train.

Feet to hands
Get down to business immediately.

Put your feet in your hands and move forward—buyers won’t wait.

My legs gave way
About a condition when a person cannot support his legs due to strong excitement.

Seeing the honors diploma in the hands of the dean, Petrov felt that his legs gave way.

The legs carry themselves
About a person who goes, not knowing where, without choosing a specific goal.

His legs carried him to the entrance of their own accord.

I can barely move my legs
About a condition when a person has difficulty moving.

Gavril Petrovich has become very old, his legs can barely carry him.

Can't feel your feet under you
Feeling of weakness in the legs with severe mental shock.

Unable to feel his legs under him, he rushed towards the administration.

The devil will break his leg
About strong disorder in some place or in affairs.

You can’t go into his garage - the devil will break his leg there.

Without hind legs (to sleep)
That is, sleep very soundly.

He slept without his hind legs, and it seemed as if the stars themselves were singing a gentle lullaby to him.

Get off on the wrong foot
Wake up in a bad mood.

Sidorchuk got up on the wrong foot - this was noticeable from his knitted eyebrows.

Cut the rug out from under your feet
To interfere with a person in some matter, to deprive him of confidence.

Why did he do this, why did he pull the rug out from under his feet? Who felt better about this?

Stretch your legs
A rude comment about a person who passed away.

Like a dog's fifth leg
About an object that is absolutely unnecessary, superfluous in a given situation.

Savelyev needs this box like a dog needs his fifth leg.

Get knocked off your feet
Feeling very tired while doing something or looking for something.

He was overwhelmed, choosing a house that would accommodate the whole family.

Bind hand and foot
Limit a person's actions.

Klimov will not help us - he himself is tied hand and foot.

So that your feet are not here
A categorical requirement that a person never appear in a specified place.

“Don’t let your foot be here,” the cleaning lady said to the strange man in a rumpled hat.

Wipe your feet (on someone)
Humiliate a person, mock him, treat a person with disrespect.

He simply wiped his feet on it.

Stand up on feet
1. Improve your health, recover from illness.
2. Improve your financial situation.

The family had a positive attitude towards buying a house. It was felt that Semenov generally got back to his feet.

Stand firm on your feet
Be independent, don't need support.

Despite financial problems, Leonid stood firmly on his feet.

On a friendly footing
To be on friendly terms with someone.

Sakharov was on friendly terms with the hotel workers.

On foot
That is, standing.

I'm glad you've recovered and are already on your feet.

On a grand scale
Living richly without taking into account expenses. Initially, the expression sounded like “Living big” and was associated with a medieval tradition that existed in Western Europe. According to this tradition, the length of the shoe depended on the nobility of the person and, accordingly, the degree of his well-being.

The newcomers lived in grand style; it was clear that they did not think about saving.

Spinning under your feet
Disturb someone with your presence while being nearby.

Semyon was always underfoot, and everyone knew that this was not without reason.

With arms and legs
This is what they say about a very sought-after person.

What kind of remuneration do specialists want that employers are willing to rip off?

On a short leg
To be in a close, friendly relationship with someone.

Vasily was on friendly terms with the instructors.

Putting your foot down
Create artificial obstacles to another person in any matter.

He didn't want him to advance and put his foot down.

Attach legs (to something)
That is, to steal something.

They added legs to the fan, and now the room was stuffy.

From head to toes
The whole thing.

He covered him with mud from head to toe.

The foot didn't step
About remote places where no one has ever been.

Everything here is in its original form, it is noticeable that no human has ever set foot here.

Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin once, in poetic form, allowed himself to doubt that on Russian territory one could find at least “three pairs of slender female legs.” Let's leave this statement on the conscience of the classic and talk not about (here, alas, a lot depends on Mother Nature), but about how to preserve them healthy and beautiful.

Unlike men, women tend to experience more more problems with legs. This is due not only to the characteristics of the female body, but also to the fact that many women wear high-heeled shoes. It has long been proven: elegant shoes or stiletto boots, although they give a woman additional charm, are actually fraught with serious problems - both with her feet and with her health in general...

The situation is further aggravated by the widespread delusion that basic hygienic foot care is enough to protect them from troubles. The result is calluses, ingrown nails, crooked fingers and many other problems. Unfortunately, not all women understand that proper cosmetic foot care is an integral part of body care as a whole.

One of the main conditions for maintaining healthy legs is the ability to properly choose your shoes. Shoes, of course, should be beautiful, but, first of all, comfortable– and it is very important to learn to find this ideal balance between beauty and comfort.

When choosing shoes with heels, you should avoid extremes - very high stiletto heels (they are best reserved for extreme cases - say, for an official event or holiday) and shoes without heels at all. The most optimal heel height is 3-4 cm.

Remember that your legs should breathe. If it's winter, try to walk barefoot (that is, without slippers) at home for at least an hour every day.

Many women, especially middle-aged women and those who have had childbirth, sometimes experience a feeling cold in the legs. In this case, the skin becomes rough to the touch, blue-red spots appear on it -. As a rule, in most cases this is caused by poor circulation.

In this case, alternating contrasting colors are very useful. foot baths: Take two containers, filling one with hot (60-70 C) and the other with cold water. Place your feet in hot water for 2 minutes, then in cold water for 5-10 seconds. Repeat the procedure 5-6 times, ending with cold water and vigorous rubbing of the legs from the feet to the thigh. After taking a bath, your legs and especially your feet should be wiped dry and lubricated with foot cream.