I have heard some of these explanations before, like the baby with the bathwater and raining cats and dogs. How many did you know before? Are there any you find really interesting? Do you know any that weren't included?
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Here's a neat article about the origins of certain idioms and phrases including, yes, "chew the fat". Quote |
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questionable article wrote :This sounded a bit too...off for me to believe so I did a bit of independent research (aka going to wikipedia). There I found this explanation, which is a bit more plausible. It has less to do with sitting around and waiting for a person to wake up and more with prayers at a funeral. The women of New Vegas ask me a lot if there's a Mrs. New Vegas. Well, of course there is! You're her. And you're still just as perfect as the day we met.
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I thought this was gonna be about sayings like gag me with a spoon, barf me out, etc.
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Batty wrote :Hey, like I said, I would like to hear more. So even though what's in the OP is archaic, if you know where more modern stuff like that came from, please, feel free to share! |