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Where does that saying come from?
I know we have had this thread discussions before, but where do phrases like "to coin a phrase" come from. Why do you "coin" a phrase?
Another expression "It's raining cats and dogs". Someone please explain. Please add other expressions and how it came about. |
SHIT
When manure was shipped as fertilizer in Great Britain it would rot and spoil if exposed to the moisture of a ships bilges. The containers were marked Ship High In Transit, hence Shit. PS I have not verified this, I'll check the OED later tonight... EDIT: I was wrong, shit is simply a word from the germanic root, oh well. |
Another good one:
"He bought the farm" In WW2, if you were killed, the government would pay of your mortgage for your wife, therefore a person who died was said to have bought the farm. |
You can find answers to just about every one of those sayings at this guys website: http://www.quinion.com/words/
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I dont give a rat's ass.
WTF?!?!?! I dont want to recieve a rats ass o_0 |
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