Works like a wolf phraseological unit. Howl like a wolf. "To live with wolves - howl like a wolf"

22. Jackals will howl in their palaces, and hyenas in pleasure houses. Jackals in Hebrew ijim, own: howling (animals) .Hyenas in Heb. tannim. These animals emit an extremely disgusting howl. (Instead of jackal, LXX uses the expression ???????????? (bull-donkey). This was the Greek designation for some

Howl like a wolf A WOLF WALL. A WOLF TO CALL. Spread. Express. It is bitter to complain, to complain about anything. Kargoloshsky lived according to the old customs. And he would not want to part with his beard, but when the king pointed out, he howled like a wolf, and deprived himself of his beard (Melnikov-Pechersky. Old years).

Phraseological dictionary of the Russian literary language. - M .: Astrel, AST... A.I. Fedorov. 2008.

See what "Howl like a wolf" is in other dictionaries:

howl like a wolf - (sock.) suffering from severe pain (suffer and howl like a wolf with hunger) Howl you like a wolf for your sheep's simplicity. There were (true), and the boyars howled like a wolf (from the guardsmen and archers) Cf. As soon as the rumor passed ... that Vanka de is here again, then all ... ... Michelson's Big Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary

Howl like a wolf - Howl like a wolf (inosk.) Suffering from severe pain (suffer and howl like a wolf eat hunger). "Howl you like a wolf for your sheep's simplicity." "There were (true), and the boyars howled like a wolf" (from the oprichnikov and streltsov). Wed As soon as word passed ... that ... ... Michelson's Big Explanatory and Phraseological Dictionary (original spelling)

Howl like a wolf. - At least shout the guard. Howl like a wolf. See GORGE OF TROUBLE ...

A WOLF WALL. A WOLF TO CALL. Spread. Express. It is bitter to complain, to complain about anything. Kargoloshsky lived according to the old customs. And he would not want to part with his beard, but when the tsar pointed out, he howled like a wolf, and deprived himself of his beard (Melnikov Pechersky. Old ... ... Phraseological dictionary of the Russian literary language

HOWL Dahl's Explanatory Dictionary

HOWL - wives. (pull, pull, tax?) share, plot, share; | fate, fate, fate: such a howl fell on him, simb .; | share or allotted in the ground, meadows, Vlad., Tver., Ryaz. | measure of land, 19 dessiatines 2010 · soot. novg .; | plot of land and mowing for 8 souls, new ... ... Dahl's Explanatory Dictionary

howl - howl, howl; nsv. 1. Make a howl (about an animal). Dog, wolf, jackal howls. // Produce, emit sounds like a howl. The wind is howling, the blizzard. The siren is howling. Shells howl. / About a human. The guys screamed, howled, laughed. V. like a wolf (wolf). * With wolves ... ... encyclopedic Dictionary

Howl you like a wolf for your sheep's simplicity. - Howl you like a wolf for your sheep's simplicity. See REDUCED LIFE ... IN AND. Dahl. Russian proverbs

Howl to you like a wolf for your sheep's simplicity. - Howl you like a wolf for your sheep's simplicity. See DIRECT DEAD ... IN AND. Dahl. Russian proverbs

howl - in / u, in / eat; nsv. see also. howling 1) a) Publish a howl (about an animal) Dog, wolf, jackal howls. b) rep. Produce, emit sounds similar to howling. Wind howls, blizzard. The siren is howling ... Dictionary of many expressions

I liked the previous answers, bravo!

There is almost nothing to add, but I managed to find something:

1. The wolf took pity on the mare; - a phraseological unit formed from a proverb (in the full version there was a continuation of , separated by a comma, left a tail and a mane), which means pity for the species, which is not really backed up by a deed!
2. God's wolf - so called people in whom extremely good and bad character traits are intertwined.

• The wolf's legs are fed - if you want to eat - work!

  Wolf in sheep's clothing - pretend to be a simpleton, pretend to be not who you really are

  No matter how much the wolf feeds, he looks into the forest; - about a stubborn person

  And the wolves are fed, and the sheep are safe; - solving problems with minimal costs.

  Phraseologism is a stable phrase with words firmly soldered in one bundle. Not a single word can be pulled out and replaced with another, otherwise a lexical error occurs - a violation of the integrity of the phraseological unit, as here, for example:

  silent like a fish about ice, lie down with bones, dust in the eyes, forbidden fruit, untie the Gordian knot.

  With the word wolf I remembered the well-known biblical saying wolf in sheep's clothingwho calls people traitors.

  A hungry person will be aptly told hungry as wolf... They say about a harsh hostile look look like a wolf... And if you find yourself in a hopeless situation, then even like a wolf howl.

  Stable phrases will tell about certain qualities of people:

  old wolf, etched wolf.

  A seasoned sailor is called a colorful expression sea \u200b\u200bwolf.

  And finally, let me remind you the expression tambov wolfalthough there is no such breed of wolves. The origin of this expression is interesting:

  The popularity of the expression Tambov wolf increased after the release of the detective film The Rumentsev Case.

  You can also recall a number of phraseological units with a single root adjective wolf:

  wolf ticket (a document that does not give the right to work in the public service),

  wolf eyes (hostile, with hatred),

  wolf law (fist right),

  ravenous appetite (ready to eat everything).

• Since ancient times wolf among many peoples, including Russian, was a symbol of greed and greed, insincerity and cruelty, anger and far from clever cunning... These properties are reflected in the phraseological units containing the WOLF lexeme.

  I think that the most ancient turnovers with this lexeme are turnovers Hire a wolf in a shepherd and WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING.

  • The source of the first, Hire a wolf in a shepherd, became the fable of Aesop the Shepherd and the wolf, created long ago before our era, in the VI century. The meaning of this turn is to do something stupid, such that it will certainly bring harm instead of the expected benefit.
  • A WOLF IN SHEEP'S SKIN called and humanwho tries to cover up his affairs far from philanthropy with a mask of kindness and sincerity, and even strong statesattacking weak countries, hiding behind a mask of sincere concern for them and their citizens. This phraseological unit is a synonym for the word hypocrite... The phraseological unit is also associated with this turnover WOLVES AND SHEEP, used in the sense of executioners and victims, deceivers and deceived. The origins of these turns in the Bible, in the New Testament:

  The man closely watched the wolves, and then correlated some of the features of the life of these animals with the world of his feelings, with the world of relations between people.

  • The state of complete despair arising from the most difficult situations when a person can no longer change anything is characterized by phraseological units ALWAYS A WOLF HOWL.
  • Someone's extreme dissatisfaction with something, someone's powerlessness in the face of circumstances, the absolute impossibility of getting out of a difficult situation is also compared with a wolf's howl. A WOLF HOWL (CALL) so they say about a similar state.

  

  • The look of the wolf, heavy, sullenly, gave rise to a phraseological unit Look like a wolf... This phraseological unit is used in the meaning of demonstrating one's dislike for someone, expressing a clear, and not secret, dislike towards this person, and showing anger towards someone.
  • Turnover was born in the criminal world SHAME WOLF (SHAME WOLVES) this is how people associated with crime call the representative (representatives) of law enforcement agencies.
  • In the meaning of a different person, more often of a lower circle, a class and ideological enemy, phraseological units are used TAMBOV WOLFgenerated by the catch phrase:

  The Tambov wolf is your friend,

  somewhat unexpectedly played up in the film, based on the work of M. A. Bulgakov.

  But there are also such phraseological units with the WOLF lexeme, which carry not negative, but positive meaning.

  • OLD WOLF so we say about a person who has been, who has experienced a lot, who is wise by everyday experience.
  • ETCHED WOLF we also call an experienced person who has lived, but one whose life experience was formed under the influence of numerous hardships and hardships that he experienced.
  • And we call an experienced sailor SEA WOLF... In English, turnover SEA WOLF has been used since the XIV century, but in the meaning of a pirate (to denote an experienced sailor there are turns SEA SALT, OLD SALT). But already among the Russian classics of the 19th century we meet the expression SEA WOLF in the sense in which we use it today. Let me note: it began to be used especially widely in speech with the advent of the novel by D. London The Sea Wolf, whose harsh hero, an experienced navigator, the author called Wolf Larsen.

  

  The lone wolf is called turquoise. There are also phraseological units with this word in Russian:

  • LIVE TAG so they say about a gloomy, unsociable, lonely person;
  • LOOK TATTED with the same value as the turnover Look like a wolf.

  I would also like to name several phraseological units with formed from the lexeme WOLF adjective Wolf:

  • WOLF APPETITE excellent appetite, very (even excessively) good;
  • WOLF LAWS laws are cruel, gregarious, extremely far from those by which people should live;
  • WOLF LEADERS cruel habits, habits, complete lack of compassion, sympathy for others;
  • WOLF PACK group, a gang of thugs;
  • Wolf's den haven for criminals; dwelling, location of enemies;
  • WOLF TIME winter.

  Concluding your answer, I will say: phraseological turns, which include the names of animals in their composition, are called zoomorphisms... Such turnovers have several features specific to them:

  • contain the name of the animal;
  • their meaning is always transferred to a person and his world, that is, they call the actions performed by people, characterize a person, his moral qualities, his behavior.

We use some expressions relying on context and tradition, but wouldn't it be nicer to know exactly where this or that stable phrase came from? And it's not even a matter of erudition and vanity and the opportunity to shine in a decent society, but in the true understanding of the phrase that we utter. It is always better to understand than to reproduce mechanically some, albeit wise, thoughts. So, today we will consider the expression "wolf in sheep's clothing", its history and meaning.

A source

We think that the pedigree of the object of research will not make a special impression on the reader, because this book has presented many pearls of wisdom to mankind. This, of course, is about the Bible. Jesus Christ, using this apt image, warned the present and future generations against false prophets. To anyone interested, reread the Savior's Sermon on the Mount. We remind you that it is found in the Gospel of Matthew.

And how discerning Jesus was. Indeed, many, using his name, promised people salvation, but in some roundabout way, saying that not all Christians are chosen, but only a few: those who choose their path will be saved. Okay, let's leave this. As long as the conditions that give rise to despair exist, there will be those who want to cash in on it. After all, it has long been known that sects are, first of all, formations that bring income to their leader. Of course, this thought is followed by another one. But we will keep silent about it, so as not to fall into heresy, otherwise you never know.

Value

Having an idea of \u200b\u200bthe prehistory, it is easy to understand the meaning of the phraseological unit "wolf in sheep's clothing". So they say about a person who hides evil intentions under the guise of virtue. Unfortunately, reality is rich in such "wolves". In any profession, where rivalry between people is especially acute, one can find such episodes when people take advantage of the misfortune of another or simply sly on him. This behavior is often found in the acting or modeling environment. You will say that we reproduce clichés and stereotypes, but no one has yet refuted them. Moreover, if we focus on the material broadcast by Russian channels, then, on the contrary, we are rooted in the opinion that this is how it is. Among people in the liberal professions, the competition is off scale, a place in the sun is expensive, which means that the methods are used very different.

But you shouldn't think that we don't like people of creative professions and that's why we slander them. This kind of competition is typical for almost any organization. Man is an extremely quarrelsome creature. The twentieth century nevertheless changed a person, and now he thinks purely individually, besides, the cult of dissimilarity, which is developed today, makes itself felt. As a result, we get everyone's competition with everyone. It may seem strange, but even in small groups intrigues and rumors circulate. In other words, you can find a wolf in sheep's clothing anytime, anywhere.

An example from the movie

Reality is good. But the problem is that examples from everyday life are not remembered. Movies, especially popular ones, are another matter. If you choose the correct and vivid illustration, the meaning of the phraseological unit will remain in your memory forever.

Remember, there was such a movie "The Last Movie Hero" (1994)? The picture is notable for the fact that it ridicules the cliches-foundations of an ordinary Hollywood action movie. And there is, of course, a traitor - an old friend who unexpectedly appears, and in the end it is revealed that he works for the bandits, and he himself is a wolf in sheep's clothing. In this case, his name is John Practis. But Danny immediately warned Jack: you can't trust the man who played Antonio Salieri in Amadea (1984). But all is in vain.

Synonyms

The easiest way to find out what is the meaning of the phraseological unit "wolf in sheep's clothing" in one word, is to choose an appropriate replacement for it. So we will do it. The list is as follows:

• Judas;
• hypocrite;
• pretender;
• double-dealer;
• crooked soul.

Probably the most modern replacement will be the "hypocrite". Well, the noun fully reflects the meaning of the phraseological unit that we considered today.