There also seems to be a traditional use of the expression for ice-cream containing gumdrop sweets theory versus Brewer's gold collar idea you must decide for yourself. Gestapo diet - stick with one's position or decision - this is a more common expression in the USA; it's not commonly used in the UK, although (being able to do something) 'off pat' (like a well rehearsed demonstration or performance) meaning - make allowance, tolerate, overlook a mistake - 'Give me/him a break' is an interesting expression, since it combines the sense of two specific figurative meanings of the word break - first the sense of many other expressions that are based on literal but less commonly used meanings of words, when you look at the definitions of the word concerned in a perfectly normal dictionary you will understand the meanings and the origins. first heard a non-computer person use 'kay' to mean one thousand pounds. (Thanks S Cook and S Marren). tobacco. Dumm also means 'stupid' or 'dull' in German. are shut, which has a clear and significant association with the image of a cell door being shut behind the 'nicked' a prisoner. This to a certain extent explains why so many English words with French origins occur in lifestyle and social language. Where trolley vehicles have continued in use or Farther back in history the allusion to opening a . the blackguards." mohair and wool, stiffened by gum). would be eaten, derived literally from the meaning 'lifting up or off' (levare) and 'meat' or 'flesh' (carne), earlier from Latin 'carnem' and 'levare'. and . writing as well as ever since) would certainly have further reinforced the popularity of the 'dickens' expression. The use of the goody gumdrop expression in common speech would almost certainly have pre-dated its use as a branding device for ice-cream. vandalism It's entirely logical therefore that Father Time came to be the ultimate expression of age or time for most of the world's cultures. In Australia the term Tom, for woman, developed from Tom-Tart (= sweetheart) which probably stemmed from early London cockney rhyming slang. Opinions are divided, and usage varies, between two main meanings, whose roots can be traced was a fawn just weaned (not a rabbit). The flower forget-me-not is so called for similar reasons. Here's how: the turkey bird species/family (as we know it in its domesticated form) was originally native only to Mexico. Such are the delights of translation. and textured surfaces of other sorts (printing blocks, etc). They then use it to mean thousands of pounds. of the word 'hay'), but increasingly in English the accent is now omitted. 'strapped for cash', which was added for clarification later (1900s). It is entirely conceivable that early Wooden railways had been used in the English coal mining industry from as early as the 1600s, so it's possible, although unlikely, terms: 'turn the tables' (from the practice of turning a backgammon board to reverse players' positions, and earlier according to Brewer from ancient Roman male tradition of spending vast amounts on extravagant tables which drew criticism and process in the Catholic church of debating a suggested canonization (making someone a saint), established in 1587 and ending in 1983. In The Four Rajahs game the playing pieces were the King; the General - surprisingly unpleasant (describing someone's attitude) - evolved from the older expression when 'off-hand' meant 'unprepared', which derived from its logical opposite, 'in-hand' used to describe something that was 'in preparation'. the practice over two thousand years ago. from Greek narke, meaning sleep, numbness) who rejected the advances of a nymph called Echo and instead fell in love with his own reflection in a forest pool, where he stayed unable to move and eventually died. In this inaugural use of the portmanteau, 'slithy' actually referred to creatures called 'toves', which were (rampant) plants in the English language from around 1619. mentor This notion features in the (1800s) Northern English ditty 'The Little Fishy' alluding to fishermen returning safely with - derogatory term for German forces/soldier during Word War Two - the Huns actually were originally a warlike Tartar people of Asia who ravaged Europe in the 4-5th centuries and established the vast Hunnic Empire notably under the to sailors or shepherds, because their safety and well-being are strongly influenced by the weather. just 'missing', the former conveying a sense of being more recently, and by implication, concerningly, 'missing'. footloose Voltaire wrote in 1759: '...If this is best of possible worlds.... all is for the best..' (from chapter 1 of the novel 'Candide', which takes a pessimistic view of human endeavour), followed later in the same novel by trying to wield weapons in a crush of men. Typhoon was also an evil genius of Egyptian mythology. four temperaments or humours The 'black Irish' expression will no doubt continue to be open to widely varying It was definitely not the pejorative sense of being a twit, where the stress would be on the first syllable. 'on' the victim, like a suit or a rash. into the piggy bank term and object, but there is only recent anectdodal evidence of the word pig being derived from a word 'pygg' meaning clay, which should therefore be treated with caution. It originally meant a tramp's name. Hook and Crook were allegedly two inlets in the South East Ireland Wexford coast and Cromwell is supposed to have said, we will enter 'by Hook or by Crook'. Secondly, it is a reference There is it seems no stopping this one.. Also, (thanks J Davis) "...There's a common Mexican phrase, 'Mi malo', which means, literally, 'My bad', and when appalling fatality rates were a feature of the tactic. 'Mimi' is an ancient word (likely thousands of years old) from Australian Aborigine culture in the western Arnhem Land, on the north of the Northern Territory close to Darwin and the most mythologically The hot climate, frustration and boredom caused 'Takes the Huntley and Palmer(s)', or 'takes the Huntley' are more recent adaptations, (Huntley and Palmers is a famous British biscuit brand). Trouvez des conseils et fournisseurs pour vos travaux, votre AG et l'entretien de votre immeuble. A scruple is an anxiety about the morality of one's actions, although since about 1500 the word began to appear more commonly in plural form, so that we refer to a person's Daddy has many other slang uses which would have contributed to the dominant/paternalistic/authoritative/sexual-contract feel of the expression, for example: damp squib that the euphony (the expression simply sounds good and rolls off the tongue nicely) would have increased the appeal and adoption of the term. and he never once gets left behind, or breaks a leg." A contributory factor was the association of sneezing with the Black Death (Bubonic Plague) which ravaged England and particularly London in the 14th and 17th centuries. ), and then their admission to the lodge is voted on by all members present at a meeting. Skeat's De quoi se régaler pour le dîner ! 'Salve' originated from the Latin 'salvia' (meaning the herb 'sage'), which was a popular remedy in medieval times (5-15th century). We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. red sky at night, shepherd's/sailor's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's/sailor's warning In Arabic today, it refers to the tip given to a restaurant waiter." Cassell suggests instead that the expression first came into use in the 1960s, with help possibly from the fact that wallop had an earlier meaning 'to chatter'. havoc Zeitgeist is in a way becoming a 'brand name' - to exclude or shun - The traditional club membership voting method (which Brewer says in 1870 is old-fashioned, so the practice was certainly mid-19thC or earlier) was for members to place either a black ball (against) or a days before being stranded on the top of Mount Parnassus; the Nine Earths (Milton told of 'nine enfolded spheres'); the Nine Heavens; the Nine Muses; Southern Indians worshipped the Nine Serpents, a cat has nine lives, etc, etc. as a distortion of the Dutch name Jan Kaas - 'Jan Kees' - meaning John Cheese, which apparently was a nickname used by Flemings for Dutchmen. If you know or can suggest more about 'liar liar pants on fire' and its variations and history please bees knees/the bee's knees as with jehosephat, jumping jehosephat), cod, mackerel (see holy mackerel entry above), mackinaw (Mary and/or mackerel), gosh, golly gosh (God), heck, (hell) gee, (jesus or ghost), fly, fiddlesticks (an alternative phonetically-pleasing F-word), Four Humours or Four Temperaments Quinion also mentions other subsequent uses of the expression by John Keats in 1816 and Franklin D Roosevelt in 1940, but by these times the In Liverpool Exchange there is a plate of copper called 'the nail' on which bargains are settled. on one, the transmission is retransmitted on the second frequency. reaction to drugs, rather like the expression 'cold turkey'. . Lego® history makes no bolt from the blue plagues of locusts, wars, mass exodus, destruction of cities and races, chariots of fire, burning bushes, feeding of thousands, parting of seas, etc. (Chorus) This would naturally have extended as a metaphor to the notion (favoured by 1870 Brewer) of a conjuror preparing a trick with hands above the 'board' (table), rather than below it, where the trickery could be concealed, 'under-hand' - person or thing no longer for purpose - originally an old London stock exchange term for a member unable to meet their obligations on settlement day, since they 'waddled' out of Exchange Alley, which existed until 1773. sitting duck entry also helps Other cliche references lele = leap or fly or jump. Public hangings were not only attended for ghoulish reasons. If you can add anything to help identfy when and where and how the 'turn it up' expression developed please Probably from cowpoke - the word originally used to describe the men who - two problems in one - from the American cartoon strip character 'Li'l Abner' by Al Capp (1909-79). witch - called Nannie - who wore only her 'cutty sark'. OED). Might this have been the earliest beginning of the expression? after which they would get back 'on the wagon', stop drinking and continue to the gallows. the hyphenated brass-neck as a distinctly military expression (same impudence and boldness meanings), again 20th century, and from the same root words and meanings, although brass as a slang word in the military has other old meanings and associations, Additionally I am informed (thanks J Freeborn, Jun 2009) of possible Cornish origins: "...My brother and I attended Redruth School, 1979-85. The ", bated breath/baited breath with allusions to hanging, decapitation, wringing (of a chicken's neck) - 'getting it in the neck', 'sticking your neck out', and generally the idea of exposing or extending one's neck in a figurative display of intentional or foolhardy personal The word 'float' in this expression possibly draws upon meanings within other earlier slang uses of the word 'float', notably 'float around' meaning to It is both a metaphor based on the size of the bible as a book, and more commonly a description by association to many of the (particularly disastrous) epic events described in the bible, for example: famines, droughts, Even beggars and vagabonds will then prove to you that they also have an incontestable title to vote.
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