Reader Opinions
Anonymous – (on the back burner) July 22, 2022
When we put something on back burner, you don’t totally forget it. Just keeping it in abeyance. A delayed response. Postponed for a few days.
David – (monkey business) July 19, 2022
There are instances of the phrase in use in London in the 1830s, which predates the U.S. usage. Print instances in London in the 1830s indicate the expression’s origin may have been in India.
Ron – (best thing since sliced bread) July 11, 2022
Clara, how old are you because that phrase started a long time ago. 😊
Ron
Alain – (mind your own business) July 10, 2022
If one attends a 12-step program “Mind Your Own Business” has a different connotation. It’s a way of checking in with yourself to determine your state of mind and emotions that may be compromising your personal spiritual growth. Other guides, such as “Let go and let God” (what or whomever you believe God to be), are similar easily-recalled guides for personal growth and change, and dealing with moments of conflict and change.
BJ Turner – (bite head off) July 10, 2022
Female praying mantis’ came up with this term in the early 40s.
Brian – (New York minute) July 8, 2022
I heard it is the amount of time between the light turning green and the person in the car behind you honking their horn.
Anonymous – (the devil is in the detail) July 7, 2022
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is a German architect who’s widely crediting with saying “God is in the details”.
Kenny Lentz – (you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink) July 7, 2022
You can lead a horse to water (provide wisdom or opportunity) but you cannot make the horse drink : If the horse carries on without drinking due to it’s own stubbornness, the horse may not find water again on this journey therefore succumb to it’s own stubbornness. If a human does not absorb the wisdom or act on opportunity, it is their own stubbornness that results in avoidable failure.)
Cindy – (sleep tight) July 2, 2022
I always thought it was referring to being “tucked in” which makes your blanket tight and snug around you.
Dharmadasa Perera – (way forward) June 29, 2022
At this illustration of this phrase it’s necessary to say something about the “looking forward” too.
