Г439
ПОШЛА ПИСАТЬ ГУБЕРНИЯ(И) ПОШЛО (ПОШЛА) ПИСАТЬ
coll humorVP subj. (1st
var. ) or
VPimpcr s (2nd var)
these forms onlyfixed WO things started up, some action was undertaken etc in a very intense manner, everything was set in motion (and developed rapidly)
there they go
off they go (went)things really began to take off(of arguments
etc) the fireworks started.
The source of the first variant is Nikolai Gogol's Dead Souls («Мёртвые души»), 1842.
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Г44 →← Г438