On the hind legs phraseology meaning. Walking on hind legs is the meaning of a phraseological unit. Exterior of the hind limbs
Where did the idiom "walk on its hind legs" come from? :) and got the best answer
Answer from Nikolas Walkner[guru]
stand or walk on hind legs
colloquial, contemptuous - to serve, to please someone.
It goes back to Krylov's fable "Two dogs". The figurative meaning of the turnover follows from the plot of the fable, in which a dog that pleases the owner receives much more love and benefits from him than a faithful guard dog that performs a difficult service.
Answer from Dasha Komyakova[newbie]
Answer from Nizam Shirinov[newbie]
To walk on hind legs: - to fulfill all whims, serve, tremble and obey. formed from a trick common among helpful lap dogs - walking on their hind legs.
Answer from Zavada[guru]
To walk on hind legs: - to fulfill all whims, serve, tremble and obey. formed from a trick common among helpful lap dogs - walking on their hind legs.
It goes back to Krylov's fable "Two Dogs". The figurative meaning of the turnover follows from the plot of the fable, in which a dog that pleases the owner receives much more love and benefits from him than a faithful guard dog that performs a difficult service.
Answer from 2 answers[guru]
WALK ON HIND LEGS (LEGS) (DESPECT.)
servilely to please, to curry favor, to please in front of someone (usually in front of the "necessary" people). The expression is one of the many phraseological units of the Russian language associated with a dog. It goes back to Krylov's fable "Two Dogs". The figurative meaning of the turnover follows from the plot of the fable, in which a dog that pleases the owner receives much more love and benefits from him than a faithful guard dog that performs a difficult service.
Handbook of Phraseology. 2012
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Where did the idiom "walk on its hind legs" come from? :) and got the best answer
Answer from Nikolas Walkner[guru]
stand or walk on hind legs
colloquial, contemptuous - to serve, to please someone.
It goes back to Krylov's fable "Two dogs". The figurative meaning of the turnover follows from the plot of the fable, in which a dog that pleases the owner receives much more love and benefits from him than a faithful guard dog that performs a difficult service.
Answer from Dasha Komyakova[newbie]
Answer from Nizam Shirinov[newbie]
To walk on hind legs: - to fulfill all whims, serve, tremble and obey. formed from a trick common among helpful lap dogs - walking on their hind legs.
Answer from Zavada[guru]
To walk on hind legs: - to fulfill all whims, serve, tremble and obey. formed from a trick common among helpful lap dogs - walking on their hind legs.
It goes back to Krylov's fable "Two Dogs". The figurative meaning of the turnover follows from the plot of the fable, in which a dog that pleases the owner receives much more love and benefits from him than a faithful guard dog that performs a difficult service.
Answer from 2 answers[guru]