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Russian
Etymology
From the professional jargon of bell ringers, where тя́жкая (tjážkaja, literally “heavy”) refers to a bell. Thus, the phrase originally meant “to start ringing all the bells”, later reinterpreted by association with the expression тя́жкий грех (tjážkij grex, “grave sin”).
Pronunciation
Verb
пусти́ться во все тя́жкие • (pustítʹsja vo vse tjážkije) pf (imperfective пуска́ться во все тя́жкие)
- (idiomatic) to engage in a reprehensible activity without restraint, to indulge in vices (e.g. drinking, dissoluteness, etc.), to break bad
- (idiomatic) to not scruple to use any means, to not be squeamish about any means one uses
Conjugation
Conjugation of
пуститься во все тяжкие: see
пуститься
Quotations
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References
- ^ Serov V.V. (2005) Enciklopedíčeskij slovárʹ krylátyx slov i vyražénij, 2nd edition, Moscow: Lokid-Press, page 647