Reader Opinions
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?
Peter – (like a hole in the head) June 28, 2020
Maybe the derivation comes from the medical practice of trepanning, drilling holes in the skull to cure various ailments. Many doctors favoured this practice for thousands of years and some patients believed it beneficial but the benefit derived from the placebo effect.
Ned – (like father like son) June 28, 2020
Apple does not fall far from the tree is appropriate one for this.
Ajayi Rebecca – (goose egg) June 26, 2020
I just wanted to ask, is sharp corners an idiom? I need to write an essay about it for my GCESE exam and also is a leaky flowerpot one?
Chanuthi – (none of your lip) June 25, 2020
It is little bit same to the “None of your business.”
