“Without a king in his head” - this is what they say about a frivolous, windy man. Such a person is not inclined to make long-term plans, lives exclusively today and does not think about the consequences of his actions.
One of the most famous uses of the phraseological phrase “Without a Tsar in the Head” in literature is the comedy N.V. Gogol's "Examiner". That is how the writer characterizes Khlestakov in "Comments for the gentlemen of the actors." Other author's characteristics clarify this definition: "stupid, " "speaks and acts without any consideration."
The origin of phraseology
The emergence of the phraseological phrase “without a king in the head” is a typical example of the origin of phraseology or proverbs by “folding the proverb”.
A proverb is a complete, complete thought, although expressed succinctly. A proverb always has the appearance of a sentence. A proverb, in contrast to a proverb, is expressed not by a sentence, but by a phrase that organically flows into sentences that make up someone’s speech.
Proverbs-sentences are often split into phrases, or rather, they are reduced to them, turning into proverbs. For example, the proverb "Grandma wondered - said in two" turned into a saying "Grandma said in two."
In a similar way, the saying “without a king in my head” arose. Two proverbs could become its source: "One's mind is a king in his head" and "Each has his own king in his head."
