And for anyone that gets greedy?

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The Idiom "pissed off" is a fairly young and presumably appeared in the early XX century. Say that the feeling of envy, but more often about greed. What kind of toad is this, that crushes and suffocates ?

Introduction to toad

toad strangling

The word "toad" has two meanings. First and foremost it is a tailless amphibian, and according to the dictionary Dahl, it is also warty, and smelly. Also in the explanatory dictionary of V. dal toad is an evil woman, evil child, pesky people. In addition, it is a common name of certain diseases. Almost every meaning of the word "toad" can be considered the origin of this expression, especially pesky man or wicked woman that really psychologically pressured and strangled his behavior, but a more plausible and logical are considered to be other versions.

Medical toad

The Expression "pissed" as a synonym for avarice, greed, and envy appeared recently, but as a symptom of the disease exists for centuries and is associated with angina. Previously the disease was called stenos kardia, a literal translation of the Greek sounds like "narrow" or "Strait heart", later the disease was given the Latin name angina pectoris - "to compress" or "smother Boobs", and in Russia it was called simply "angina pectoris". The name of the disease is due to its main symptom Oppressive and contractive pain in region of heart. People have the feeling that on his chest village huge toad. The causes of angina pectoris a few, and not the least among them are nervous tension, anxiety, emotional heaviness, which, in turn, may arise from a strong unwillingness to share something, to give something back. This is especially true of financial relations.

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expression toad strangling

Also in medicine there is another "toad" - throat or just a sore throat. Symptoms of angina closer to the feeling of squeezing, tightening throat, and the throat like a toad - inflamed tonsils with white blisters very similar to the inflated cheeks of the toad, and the feeling that people really pissed off. The value of this expression in this case is almost a direct sense.

Witches and wizards

Tales and legends we know that the toad is loved by witches, fortune tellers, sorcerers and used them for conspiracy and causing damage, including those who are richer and more successful who are jealous. These amphibians became kholodovsky ingredient potions, bringing disease and death. It is believed that witches could turn into toads or called them by the name of the enemy and kill poor, after some time died, and the enemy. Using frogs in their potions, incantations, turning to them, witches and wizards killed, choked, has caused irreparable harm to the person. pissed off valueWe Can assume that the saying "toad strangling" it to us along with the legends and beliefs about the witches.

Frill and jabot

Some sources suggest that the expression "the toad presses" was the result of a tune with some words. Frill - frill around the collar men's shirts. Over time bibs were modified in the nineteenth century acquired a strange and very uncomfortable form: it's lifted cheeks and squeezed a throat. It is assumed that the statement "frill smothers, crushes" subsequently began to sound like a "toad strangling". There is also a version that the word "toad" is consonant with the word "rabota". Jabota, according to the etymological dictionary, means care work, from which no escape. Many Jabotinsky buses, jabota strangling pressure. Perhaps in the Russian language pressing jaboty soon turned into a toad, that's choking.

Sticky toad

"the Toad smothers": where the expression really takes its roots, one can only speculate. In the literature there are still many versions of its origin. Oppressive toad can be linked with the direction of Feng Shui, where it is considered a symbol of wealth, prosperity and more importantly sitting on the money. And the avaricious person is sitting on your hard-earned and, unlike money frogs, no one is going to share his toad presses. No matter how plausible version of the appearance of this phrase, oppressive meanie has gained such popularity that he was awarded a mention in contemporary folklore and cast in bronze. A monument of the meanest toad installed in Berdyansk (Ukraine). It's important she sits on four heads, - men, women, children and the old man's head in his paws, she has two phones and a bundle of money. Bronze sculpture without words conveys the whole meaning of the expression "the toad smothers" greed inherent in the person of any age and any social status.

toad strangling, where the expression

And it is not only a monument to toad, symbolizing envy and greed - vices that will never be invented drugs.


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