Reader Opinions
Anonymous – (wash dirty linen in public) July 3, 2020
She thought it was time to wash her dirty linens in public, who knew she could be so brazen!!
Luv2laf – (the devil is beating his wife) July 2, 2020
I have also heard that if the sun is out when it rains that in Puerto Rico’s version is that it means “The Witch is getting Married.”
Luv2laf – (the devil is beating his wife) July 2, 2020
I heard that if you put the pin in a tree you could hear her crying.
Sherrie – (tighten belt) July 2, 2020
I wonder too about how belt-tightening can help decrease the feeling of hunger when you don’t have enough food.
Pati – (the devil is beating his wife) July 1, 2020
Funny, in Marion, SC, a coworker during a sun shower “the devil is beating his wife”… I said “where the heck did you hear that?” She then said “if it lightenings during a sun shower, ‘the devil is beating his wife behind the kitchen door’”
Cracked me up!
basil – (speak of the devil) July 1, 2020
If I want to say in a good way, that a respected person arrived while talking about him or her, what can I say other than “speak of the devil”?
Steve – (high on the hog) June 30, 2020
I thought this was referring to the tenderloin which I think is the best part of the hog Just like on a deer tenderloin, which is the best part of the deer, and is considered the most tender muscle group.
Ayesha Zafar – (still waters run deep) June 29, 2020
It simply means that a person because of her appearance might look an idiot but he has the best vision.
Jon Erland – (ring a bell) June 28, 2020
What about the prophet Muhammed? In a wall known hadith, the prophet is asked about how he receives the messages from the Archangel. – Sometimes it is (revealed) like the ringing of a bell, he said.
Anonymous – (mark my words) June 28, 2020
“merken” in GERMAN means to notice. Did ‘mark’ mean notice in old English?
