no rest for the wicked en · X
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From the Book of Isaiah verses 48:22 and 57:20-21, originally Hebrew. First attested in English in 1535, in Coverdale Bible of Miles Coverdale. Quoted in biblical sense for centuries, humorous secular sense popularized from 1930s, particularly due to use as title of popular Little Orphan Annie strip by Harold Gray in 1933. According to rabbinical tradition, the word “wicked” refers only to king Nebuchadnezzar II and his descendants.
Meanings
- (literally) Eternal torment in hell awaits sinners.
- (humorous) People who are wicked must work harder than normal people.
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Translations (14)
pl nie ma zmiłuj (people who are wicked must work harder) · tr kötülere rahat yok (people who are wicked must work harder) · ga ní dual don diabhal bheith díomhaoin (people who are wicked must work harder) · ru дурна́я голова́ нога́м поко́я не даёт (people who are wicked must work harder) · fi jumalattomilla ei ole rauhaa (people who are wicked must work harder) · ru не продохну́ть (people who are wicked must work harder) · fr pas de repos pour les damnés (people who are wicked must work harder) · pl nie ma zmiłuj się (people who are wicked must work harder) · ru бе́шеной соба́ке семь вёрст не крюк (people who are wicked must work harder) · pl nie ma przebacz (people who are wicked must work harder) · ru дел невпроворо́т (people who are wicked must work harder) · cmn 惡人永無寧日 /恶人永无宁日 (people who are wicked must work harder) · ru поко́й нам то́лько сни́тся (people who are wicked must work harder) · gd obair obair Fhearchair (people who are wicked must work harder)
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