Idioms containing the lexeme obraz

The present paper addresses a group of idioms such as imati (ili nemati) obraza, pogaziti obraz, osvjetlati obraz and others, which refer to moral reactions and values of shame, honor, righteousness, etc. The question being discus sed in relation to these idioms is why they contain the lexeme obraz...

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Main Author: Šipka Milan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Institute for the Serbian Language, Belgrade 2008-01-01
Series:Južnoslovenski Filolog
Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-185X/2008/0350-185X0864561S.pdf