Reader Opinions
Anonymous – (drain the swamp) December 27, 2019
“Drain the swamp” was a statement made during the construction of the Panama Canal. The famous message was sent to a subordinate in the Corps of Engineers when leader of a construction crew sent a message to him that they “Were up to their ears in alligators”! The superior sent the reply, We’re the Corps of Engineers, if you’re up to your ears in alligators, DRAIN THE SWAMP”!
Anonymous – (fit as a fiddle) December 26, 2019
Pragmatic
RL – (the eleventh hour) December 26, 2019
Why do you feel it necessary to state right off, that the Bible is a very unlikely source. The one book that is printed more than any other for centuries. Keep your personal opinion and state the truth, that we don’t know exactly where it came from however the bible has been and used for personal exploitation for centuries. In other words I understood that you are trying to limit our youth to truth and other resources that they only listen to your opinions. I’m not a religious fanatic or wack. Just hunting trolls spreading bias information. I’m interested the your opinion of where it was coined from, being you are ruling out the Bible for the most part.
Sadie Wright – (between the devil and the deep blue sea) December 26, 2019
Hey, yeah, your organization by “topics” sucks and you really can’t have the site layout as; when I click on a specific idiom, there could be a list of “similar” idioms, or idioms that basically have the same meaning just worded differently? So I don’t have to scroll through this entire site alphabetically … I mean come on. Year 2020 people
Someone who finds the origins – (from A to Z) December 23, 2019
Matthew 23:35 where Jesus refers to “from Abel to Zechariah”.
Anonymous – (butter up) December 20, 2019
I’m try to figure out a way to put butter up in or some other word in a sentence to win back my ex-boyfriend.
Major – (a stitch in time saves nine) December 18, 2019
What about the “saves nine”?
Anonymous – (figure out) December 16, 2019
Find the solution with us in my silence or better yet my absence
Random Girl – (accidentally on purpose) December 13, 2019
I personally have used this idiom to express the uncontrollable action of accidentally punching someone face when they won’t stop tickeling me.
Anonymous – (over my dead body) December 10, 2019
Great Pyrenees, or Pyrenean Mountain Dog, may originate from Central Asia or Siberia. They were once known for guarding sheep. In the Middle Ages they gained popularity with the French Nobility. By the late 17th Century, almost every French Noble had one, or wanted to own one. They are brave, sometimes standing up to bears and wolves. The expression, “Over my dead body” comes from the Great Pyrenees breed trait. If a farmer’s sheep were ever harmed, the GP dog was usually found dead too, killed while trying to protect the flock. Today these dogs are used for avalanche rescue, cart pulling, sleddding, flock guarding, battle, companionship, and guarding. Their personalities are calm, well-mannered, somewhat serious, loyal, gentle, affectionate, and devoted. They love children, as long as they are familiar with them.
