In different ways, you can appreciate a job well done.If the situation disposes to informal communication, we can say: “Well, Ivanov (in this case, under this pseudonym any person can hide), you did the work so that the nose mosquito does not undermine!” on accessible and understandable examples.
Mosquito bite and perfect job
In this phraseologism, “undermining” does not matter “make it sharp”. In the old days, the word “sharpen” was synonymous with the word “bite.”
It is also well known that mosquitoes bite into unprotected places on the body. Thus, if the mosquito is where to roam, then there are many open areas on the body.
Now imagine that the body is the business(absolutely any). And, for example, we say about him: “the mosquito of the nose does not undermine”. It is easy to guess that this is the highest assessment of the result, that is, the work is done so well and accurately that you cannot even make the slightest claim comparable to a mosquito bite for a person.
Favorite smugglers in the service of the Russian language
Many probably guessed that it would be aboutLeonid Gaidai's masterpiece - "The Diamond Hand". There is a colorful character Lelik. Toward the end of the film, when S. S. Gorbunkov calls a taxi, it’s not a policeman who comes, but a bandit. The protagonist of the film, most likely, having realized who was behind him, began to talk about diamonds and the police.
Further, many developments are known:Lelik jumps out of the car, calls the chief, consults him, returns to Gorbunkov and says: “You will arrive at your wife as a cucumber, without plaster, without dust, without noise. Michal Ivanych allowed to remove the plaster today! ”But theoretically, of course, to the detriment of the unique author’s style, Lelik could add:“ We’ll do everything so that the mosquito of the nose does not undermine! ”
Cultural work environment and idiom
It is no secret that in Soviet times there was a certainthe cult of the working man. In the 50s – 60s of the 20th century, such a character was very popular in the films of those years. If you look at those films, a resilient young worker of the factory will appear to the viewer, who does everything so that the mosquito will not lose his nose. And it concerned not only work, but also life in general. Such a hero could not knock any question out of the saddle. The Soviet authorities wanted her to have just such a young and cheerful face.
If we look at contemporary film productions, thenin our time, it becomes a little scary, because the heroes of the "Dead Man's Bluff", "Boomer" or "Brigade" do not want to ask any questions at all, and it is alarming to talk to them.
Perfectionism and the expression about the mosquito (moral idiom)
Every idiom teaches something.This, for example, instructs a person to do everything so that there is not the slightest claim to quality. By the way, our world also insists on this state of affairs. According to modern criteria, it is necessary to work as efficiently as possible, that is, quickly, efficiently and with full dedication.
You can ask yourself, why was the mosquito chosen for the symbol of ideal work? We offer only our version.
It seems that a mosquito bite is a trifling thing, you will think, a pimple will jump ... Yes, it is, but in fact this pimple can be combed to such an extent that a person will lose any “presentation”.
Так и с делом, над которым работают люди.It should be perfect not to please abstract notions of quality or even for some reason, but because minor flaws spoil the whole look of the final result.
Someone will shout: “This is perfectionism!" No, absolutely not. Perfectionists pursue an abstract goal — an ideally made object that does not exist in nature. And the expression “a mosquito of a nose does not undermine” (a phraseological unit) instructs a person to do everything so that there are not even the slightest flaws, because they sometimes can destroy the whole thing.
And this advice is good because it is completelyuniversal It does not matter what a person earns a living, an office worker, or perhaps a housewife. Only one thing matters - it is necessary to perform work at a high level.
So, we have dismantled the phraseological meaning. “The mosquito of the nose is not undermined” has been busy for us all this time.
