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A collection of 1,500, fully researched phrase and saying origins, which you can view via the alphabetical list or search box above, or the categorized lists below. ... 135 phrases coined by William Shakespeare ... 32 phrases coined at sea...
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A certain item is no longer available. Or this idiom can also mean, to throw away. ... This idiom can mean living material of which people are made of, or it can refer to someone's family. ... When one player scores three goals in the same hockey game. This idiom can also mean three scores in any other sport, such as 3...
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provided by Pride UnLimited ... Idioms & Axioms currently used in America; (Meanings and Origins) ... This page is intended by people who are learning or using English as a second language.
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origin: ; A tether is a rope which is used to restrict the freedom of grazing animals by tying one end around their neck and the other to a stake in the ground.
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Some people, as soon as they buy a lottery ticket think they are going to win. They begin to make plans as to what they are going to do with the money when they get it. When you tell such a person "not to ... You are telling the individual not to celebrate prematurely; ... *Ask Suresh. He may be willing to lend you some money.
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What is the origin of this expression? Well, no one is really sure as to who this Riley was. ... Some others argue that it was an American poet by the name of James Whitcomb Riley who gave rise to this idiom. Apparently, Riley (1849-1916) wrote sentimental poems about young boys, which were very popular during his time.
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What is the origin of the idiom, pipe dream? The other answers are wrong. Mine is the correct one. Samuel Heatherstump was a villager outside of London where the... ... Origin: The allusion is to the dreams experienced by smokers of opium pipes. Opiates were widely used by the English literati in the 18th and 19th...
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What is the origin of the idiom, pipe dream? Most sources put it's origins down to smoking Opium (obviously through a pipe) and it's subsequent illusions.... ... What is the origin of "Pros and cons"? Are the words abbreviations?
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According to this Biblical scholar, Mary Kassian, the origin of the phrase is something like this: *****; Why is Envy Green? Why do we turn “green” with envy? In antiquity, the Hebrew word for envy, qinah, referred to the burning color in the face produced by a deep emotion.
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