Reader Opinions
DrD – (on the same page) September 2, 2021
It’s overused and threadbare. I’ll try different combos just to see if anything works. “We all need to be scratching the same spot??” “Not all of us have pulled our big panties up . . . ?” Hmmm.
Bob – (apples to apples) August 25, 2021
I think the phrase precedes the board game
Corey Estoll – (pull the plug) August 24, 2021
Pulled the plug existed as an idiom before life support existed. It either came from pulling the plug out of a drain such as in a sink or tub or pulling out an electrical cord. That second origin is similar to the origin you suggested but predates your origin and is not morbid.
Jerome D Pax – (Punctuation) August 24, 2021
It better to get those pactuation marks in order to have efficient speaking especially in english. Other wise there is some confusion about the usage of apostrophe of possession and appostrophe of contraction.
Emmy – (crush) August 21, 2021
This is a question though not a thought if someone told you he has a crush on you and he knows that you know his girlfriend, still he said he loves his girlfriend but he has a crush on you what can you do in this situation
CoCo – (all is fair in love and war) August 21, 2021
I think, that, “all is fair in love and war” is the same as, “when pigs fly” they’re both idioms aren’t they?
J – (the devil is beating his wife) August 20, 2021
Marylander here, my parents and grandparents on at least one side said this. I say it to people my age (26) and they have no idea what I’m talking about. Nice to finally find out where it all came from and that others know it as well!
Destiny Alfred – (Nouns) August 19, 2021
Guess, Abstract Noun was omitted. Abstract nouns are nouns that cannot be seen or touched. These nouns are conceptual(feelings, emotions, qualities, concepts, moments,etc). Examples of abstract nouns are fear, childhood, anger, joy, love, peace,etc.
Thanks a lot.
Shankar Saran – (turn turtle) August 17, 2021
The idiom ‘turn turtle’ may be used to indicate change in fortunes for the worse, e.g., Owing to its huge financial debts, the Kingfisher Airlines turned turtle and was closed down in December 2012.
Michelle, Teacher of young minds – (raining cats and dogs) August 15, 2021
I tend to go with either of the older meanings. 1) In the 1600/1700s common people typically lived in thatched roof cottages, which are water tight. They would have lofts and sleep up there which was usually the children. These type cottages usually has at least one large support beam. Heat rises, and dogs and cats would go up to the loft to stay warm. Cats especially would climb up on the beam to sleep. Dogs could have done that too or been on the edges of the loft is more probable. During heavy storms, it would be more humid causing condensation to form, thus causing them to fall. 2) (I don’t like this one because it is morbid and I don’t like telling it to my students.) When a storm would come and it was raining so hard, “gulley washer, ” as my family refers to it, it would flood. The flooding would carries dogs and cats away with the flood waters. (However, we know in modern day they are smart and are usually found hiding somewhere, even in trees, so I tend to believe the first tale.
