Reader Opinions
Jolene – (halfway house) December 5, 2020
- Midpoint of recovery, progress.
- An inn or a place midway in the journey.
Anonymous – (water under the bridge) December 3, 2020
Always heard this, never understood it till now, thanks.
Anonymous – (break a leg) December 3, 2020
As Katelyn went to perform in the school play, her mother yelled, “Break a Leg!” She wanted Katelyn to do her very best.
Trines Ward – (eat humble pie) December 3, 2020
My understanding has always been that the word ‘umble’ (not numble) came to us, along with so many others, from the French after the Norman Conquest. It was an Anglicised version of ‘ombles’ the French word for a deer’s intestines. An umble pie came to be made of intestines from other animals as well as deer. A well regarded meal, it often graced the Christmas table!
Mary Jean Frazer – (everything but the kitchen sink) December 1, 2020
Old Sears Roebuck catalogs carried just about everything, but in my research of those catalogs I find that they did not sell kitchen sinks. Coincidence???
B Kaelian – (own accord) November 30, 2020
I found luckily the idioms dictionary with my own accord no one advised me.
B Kaelian – (stand your ground) November 30, 2020
It’s better to be safe than sorry so that all the countries must stand their ground to control the Carbon emissions which affects the planet significantly.
Jay – (coin a phrase) November 30, 2020
To me it sounds like stamping a phrase on a coin, “in god we trust” per-say, it then became well known.
Cecil Burdeshaw – (face the music) November 29, 2020
Why was there no mention of the 3 men in the bibles book of Daniel chapter 3 who were ordered to ”face the music” and bow to the statue of the local king ? This may be more familiar to some as the story of the 3 men that survived the ”fiery furnace” in the bible Daniel ch. 3 vs 1 thru 30. This is a contender for the origin of the phrase in my opinion. Cecil Wayne Burdeshaw.
Drishti Ray – (king of the hill) November 29, 2020
After years he finally became the king of the hill in his office.
