Reader Opinions
Serrana Pilar – (on pins and needles) July 29, 2022
I think the more common phrase is “on tenterhooks”
I always thought pins and needles referred to the physical sensation similar to numbness
Shaunak Yalmar – (fortune favours the bold) July 24, 2022
This proverb gives us courage to face any challenges also it is very useful to write in an essay. As a student I used it in many places such like,in seminars to improve my speaking impact on student,in essay and more..because of this I probably use this proverb.
Caryl Lynn Young – (pull the plug) July 22, 2022
Corey Estoll
My grandmother and father used that term back in the 1950s. They were referring to pulling plug in bathtub. You are correct!!
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”.
