Reader Opinions
Anonymous – (a blessing in disguise) December 8, 2019
Thanks so much for explanation and breakdown! It helped me tremendously in the essay I’m writing now on this topic.
– Jade
Vision Iscariot – (wear heart on sleeve) December 6, 2019
Alex, not necessarily a negative connotation, but some cultural values can clash with expressing emotion openly. I’ve never heard the phrase used negatively, personally.
Anonymous – (let sleeping dogs lie) December 4, 2019
A sleep dog or fox kachus no poultry
Cracklin'Rosy – (let the cat out of the bag) December 1, 2019
It is the counterpart to the phrase “A pig in a poke”.
Alex – (wear heart on sleeve) November 30, 2019
Is it implied to be negative?
Me – (backseat driver) November 24, 2019
Doesn’t backseat driver mean giving things when you are not even in the main roll??
Loveyurself – (blowing smoke) November 18, 2019
The idiom “blowing off steam” actually comes from when they had steam trains and pulled something to let it go.
Charles Burge – (run a tight ship) November 12, 2019
I think the origin has not only something to do with the rigging but also with the hull structure itself. Timber sailing ships were normally flexible so that in stormy weather this flexing would result in the opening and closing of the seams and water would penetrate which would then have to be pumped out. A more heavily built ship with more rigid timbers [such as teak] resisted this flexing and leaked far less. It had a “tighter” construction and could withstand heavy weather with less effort spent on dealing with leakage, so was sailed more efficiently.
Anonymous – (two heads are better than one) November 11, 2019
Goes back further because its actually a scripture Ecc 4:9
John – (third time’s a charm) November 9, 2019
Reading through Acts 27/28 I reflected on the three escapes of death for Paul the apostle: Euroclydon, the soldiers counsel and the venomous viper. The latter or third one ushered Paul and the rest of the party(215) into three months of being honored with many honors.
