Reader Opinions
I'm old – (two wrongs don’t make a right) October 15, 2019
I think this phrase is a bit Biblical in the sense that it is better to “turn the other cheek” and/or forgive a person that has done you wrong.
The irony is that this goes against our animal instinct to seek revenge and/or to as much, if not more, harm to someone that has harmed ourselves.
Maybe these are valuable teachings on how we are supposed to rise above primate status and differentiate ourselves from animals?
Tom Sadowski – (learn the ropes) October 15, 2019
Seems like most other reference sources pin the origin of “learn the ropes” to sailing ships.
Cohen – (bob’s your uncle) October 3, 2019
It is said after a set of instructions are provided and one wants to convey that the work will be simple for the other person to do
Angela White – (rake over the coals) October 3, 2019
Rake over the coals has a different meaning to haul over the coals. It means to bring up an incident from the past that is best left forgotten. It is usually used in the negative as in ‘Don’t rake over the coals.’ or Don’t rake over old coals.’
Anonymous – (as a result) October 3, 2019
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Anonymous – (there’s no place like home) September 24, 2019
The phrase there’s no place like home appears in Anna Karenina.
Alisson – (at the drop of a hat) September 21, 2019
Can I use that expression in the following sentence?
We don’t learn how to speak a language at the drop of a hat.
Thanks in advance.
Jacques Boutard, retired English teacher – (everything but the kitchen sink) September 19, 2019
Nelwyn Talley, obviously your mom didn’t know what she was talking about. Never trust moms, or newspapers, blindly. Try this : “If your kitchen sink is worn out, [that is, your old wooden sink] replace it with a steel or graniteware sink. They are clean and sanitary. Our price is right.” So promised Russill Hill Hardware in its Toronto Star advertisement of May 9, 1902. It was possible, by the 1880s, to replace the dry or wet trough of stone, wood, or zinc-lined wood (nicknamed the “zinc”) with an enamelled cast iron, granite, steel, or slate trough with cock-taps for running water.”
My name is Doms – (go out on a limb) September 19, 2019
I think it’s a wonderful and very helpful page, but I just wish there were more synonyms for ‘going on out on a limb.” But, other than that this website has helped me a hell of a lot.
Priya Naidu – (feather in your cap) September 15, 2019
This new success is an additional feather in her cap.
