Thread: Idioms comparison

To square a circle
Объять необъятное

I've heard of an identical English phrase "to fathom the unfathomable".

BTW, you actually can square a circle
http://www.cut-the-knot.com/impossible/sq_circle.shtml

sheyser, some people just have way too much time on their hands!
Alas, I bet the person that wrote that article gets laid more than I do... !!!

Originally Posted by MasterAdmin

BTW, you actually can square a circle

The impossible problem as set by the ancient Greeks was actually to square a circle using only a compass and straightedge and in a finite number of steps - the website that you quoted actually admits this impossible. Removing these constraints makes it quite easy to produce a square and circle of equal area.

To change the subject just a little, is there a similar phrase in Russian for "the squared circle" i.e. a boxing/wrestling ring?

Originally Posted by Ядерное лицо

To change the subject just a little, is there a similar phrase in Russian for "the squared circle" i.e. a boxing/wrestling ring?

квадратура круга

Originally Posted by maru

Originally Posted by Ядерное лицо

To change the subject just a little, is there a similar phrase in Russian for "the squared circle" i.e. a boxing/wrestling ring?

квадратура круга

Это вообще не из той оперы. Кстати, ты видел дату поста?

Странно, первый пост от 31.01.03, а первый ответ от 07.10.2002...

Рамил, ты смотри над постом, а не в боку!

Originally Posted by Ramil

Странно, первый пост от 31.01.03, а первый ответ от 07.10.2002...

Рамиль, ты попутал даты регистрации с датами постов .

Попутал... торможу...праздники...

Это тебе не квадратуру круга выводить

Originally Posted by Basil77

Originally Posted by maru

Originally Posted by Ядерное лицо

To change the subject just a little, is there a similar phrase in Russian for "the squared circle" i.e. a boxing/wrestling ring?

квадратура круга

Это вообще не из той оперы. Кстати, ты видел дату поста?

ага, значит - "ринг"?