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Cat got your tongue?
Idioms. We use them throughout the day whether joking, serious, or making a point.
Where did they start? Who said it first? What does it mean today? What does it mean to YOU? Let's find out together!! Here is a help center: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/ |
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Cat got your tongue? "Cat got your tongue?" is a nonsense question that you ask when someone is being unusually quiet and not talking. You often see this used by an adult to try to get a child to tell them what they are thinking about. It started around the 18th century according to sources. |
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"it ain't over until the fat lady sings."
"It ain't over till (or until) the fat lady sings" is a colloquialism. It means that one should not presume to know the outcome of an event which is still in progress. More specifically, the phrase is used when a situation is (or appears to be) nearing its conclusion. It cautions against assuming that the current state of an event is irreversible and clearly determines how or when the event will end. The phrase is most commonly used in association with organized competitions, particularly sports. The first recorded use appeared in the Dallas Morning News on 10 March 1976: Despite his obvious allegiance to the Red Raiders, Texas Tech sports information director Ralph Carpenter was the picture of professional objectivity when the Aggies rallied for a 72–72 tie late in the SWC tournament finals. "Hey, Ralph," said Bill Morgan, "this... is going to be a tight one after all." "Right", said Ralph, "the opera ain’t over until the fat lady sings."
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Thanks for your contribution Puddin!! I never knew that! I use this line a lot, it's great to know more about what that saying means. Only 1976? I thought it was as old as the opera!
I like your choice. What kind of sayings do you have in New Zealand? I bet you know lots. |
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yesterday while Ms Cinn and I were doing my run from Mass to Maine and back we were talking and we were talking about ppl who had kids and someone would say "they spit and had that kid"
To us down south it means that the kid is a spitting image of the parent. That no one else was involved in the production of the kid Ms Cinn told me she never knew what it meant but had been told it before by others I was glad to help out |
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Unfortunately this term is used a lot in my industry.
LONG IN THE TOOTH
When a horse grows old its gums recede and if you examine its mouth it looks 'long in the tooth'.
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"Putting some lead in your pencil." - from the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine.": "To insert a foreign object into ones Urethra for the enhancement of sexual pleasure, especially during masterbation." On pg. 510 of "The Complete Kama Sutra", Lead dildos were preferably used more than wood or bone because of their "soft, yet pleasant roughness."
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Happy Horseshit
A term used by the elder generation to denote frivolous activity which they find annoying. I grew up hearing this term by my father and grandfather "I'm tired of dealing with this happy horseshit" "I'm not listening to your happy horseshit anymore" I have no idea where this phrase started...I just know it was very common where I grew up. I also grew up hearing "It's way out in east bunny f**k"....term used to describe a location that is considered to far away and not really worth it |
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Actually the human ear continues to grow until death. And apparently so does the hair inside them ..... ewwwwww!
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Ohhhh I love this thread!! I am extremely interested in words, word origins and phraseology in general. There is a wonderful show on H2 called "America's Secret Slang" It even explains the origins of Y'all...and it's NOT what you think!
The Scot/Irish settled the south in a time when YE was the word for YOU. When they would talk about a group they would say Ye all....abbreviated to y'all! Fascinating stuff They explain Trail blazing...so many things. I'm so enamored with that show!
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The nose as well.
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sheep's wool grows forever... jus' sayin
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