the bear and the tea kettle
- the bear and the tea kettle
«Медведь и чайник». Это странное выражение имеет ещё более странное происхождение. Рассказывают, что однажды медведь вошёл в домик на Камчатке, где кипел на огне чайник. Медведь, обнюхивая чайник, нечаянно обжёг нос. Разозлившись, он схватил чайник и ошпарился. Его вой привлёк внимание людей в соседних лачугах, они прибежали и убили медведя. Этой фразой характеризуется человек, совершивший что-либо неразумное по своей глупости. Каким образом эта фраза дошла от Камчатки до Англии, остаётся загадкой.
English-Russian dictionary of expressions.
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