Reader Opinions
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.
Anonymous – (raining cats and dogs) November 28, 2020
I just had a thought: heavy rain sounds like animals running across the roof. Given how common cats and dogs have been for centuries, it makes sense that we would choose them for the comparison.
Tanya – (get on nerves) November 28, 2020
Please change the song on the radio as it gets on my nerves.
Means to annoy or bother someone.
Luba Svekolkin – (Figure of Speech) November 28, 2020
Oh so sorry forgot to mention thanks for the memory of learning the word onomatopoeia, I don’t remember much just the being taught how to say it & write it.That was a long time ago & I have to say its never come up in my life since until now but great memory thank-you. 😊
Frank D – (rule out) November 28, 2020
Might have come from using a ruler to strike through a word in written text.
Dave Finney – (all the best) November 28, 2020
When someone said all the best to me. I started crying.
2dogs – (Kangaroo court) November 28, 2020
Those arguing that the term originated in Australia identify the original “kangaroo court” as being R v MacArthur 1808 NSWSC 1 – the court case which sparked the “Rum Rebellion”. This is certainly earlier than any known US usage, so the US usages do not disprove this claim.
Why a kangaroo? Governor Bligh was being challenged to provide an independent judge to hear the case against John McArthur. But since McArthur “had dealings with everyone in the colony”, no human could meet this criteria – it was joked that he would need to appoint a kangaroo to fill this role.
Peter Lukacs – (lend me your ears) November 26, 2020
Actually “Lend me your ears” first appeared in 1574’s The Reward of Wickedness, by Richard Robinson:
“Lende me your eares for now my tale beginnes…”
