Reader Opinions
Joseph Perera – (love is blind) May 11, 2021
Love may be blind. Normally this condition is mostly attributed to the young-at-heart. It might even be described as “foolish love” by third parties. However because this human emotion is so deep, so unconditional, the “blindness” can be detrimental to the beholder. On the positive side, it will be a blessing as it moves one’s resultant sentiment to become tolerant and forgiving of fellow humans and of Creation itself. True love emcompasses all dark dispositions. Love lights up your life!
Anonymous 2 – (under the radar) May 9, 2021
I think it is an idiom because the Oxford dictionary gives this definition for idiom:
a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g. over the moon, see the light )
What do think it is?
Uriarra Heap – (by the way) May 7, 2021
Uriarra BTW – This is a common use of BTW in gaming, especially when filling in your “Profile Name” say on Steam.
Paula Pearson Kaiser – (the devil is beating his wife) May 5, 2021
I grew up in Atlanta, born in 1959. My whole entire family is from Northwest Ga, from the middle 1800’s. I grew up hearing ‘The devil is beating his wife,” when it was the sun was shining but storming like hell at the same time. I also heard ‘The devil is beating his wife, when it was just sunshine with rain. Big difference!
Peter Jensen Brown – (white elephant) May 4, 2021
White elephants were not given as gifts in Siam – they were jealously collected and hoarded by the King, and used to attract the donation of religious offerings to the revered animals. The “legend” is actually a misnomer, based on an earlier legend of Indian nabobs giving elephants away, and an earlier idiom, “to be like the man who won an elephant in a raffle.”
Markus – (saved by the bell) May 3, 2021
Dear Craig,
while the idea that the idiom stems from the safety coffins is plausible, it’s not certain whether that idiom was ever actually used in this context. The actual event of someone being buried alive was exceedingly rare, even back then, and thus the event of someone being “saved by the bell” in this context even rarer, if it happened at all. This would make the popularization of this sentence to the point of becoming an idiom less likely.
Anuradha Alurkar – (tie the knot) May 2, 2021
A Hindu marriage is solemnised by tying the knot of the bride and groom’s clothing, after which the couple goes around the holy fire seven times, symbolising their everlasting union. The ritual is commonly known as ‘pheras’.
Cleah Colongon – (birds of a feather flock together) May 2, 2021
What is Birds of feather flock together in relation to views of social anthropology?
Anonymous – (the devil is beating his wife) May 2, 2021
Heard my Mom saying that “Someone’s mother is crying.” when it rains and sun shines together. From Mumbai, India.
Zainab Ayaz – (call it a day) May 1, 2021
Is the “call it a day” and “call it a night” are similar?
If so, please mention the meaning of “call it a night?
Thank you
