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Pod lozhechkoy (the pit of the stomach)
under the spoon-bone
also: под ложечкой
The idiomatic Russian term for the pit of the stomach (the xiphoid-process hollow, shaped like a little spoon) -- the traditional seat of sudden fright, felt here by the terrified deputy before he can even speak.
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- The Deputy, or the Tale of How Desdemonov Lost 25 Roubles §16 In the pit of his stomach
The Russian idiom "pod lozhechkoy," literally "under the little spoon," names the pit of the stomach (the xiphoid-process hollow) as the traditional seat of sudden fright -- felt here by the terrified deputy before he can even open his mouth.
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