Whatzat mean? Word origins.

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How Do You Like Them Apples..........


A phrase used to draw attention to one's cleverness or superiority to the one being addressed, especially after a recent triumph.

Origin: I cannot find an authoritative source, but various sites on the web have it that the original "apple" was a mortar-fired bomb used during WW I.

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Thin-skinned........


Sensitive to criticism or insults, easily bothered by criticism or insults : very sensitive.

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Smitten...........

Uncontrollable happiness when thinking about or in the presence of a special person.

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Bury The Hatchet.........

To settle your differences with an adversary.

Origin: The figurative expression 'burying the hatchet' did originate as an American Indian tradition. Hatchets were buried by the chiefs of tribes when they came to a peace agreement. The phrase is recorded from the 17th century in English but the practice it refers to is much earlier, possibly pre-dating the European settlement of America. A translation of Thwaites' monumental work Jesuit Relations, 1644, suggests the practice.

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A Shot In The Dark.....................

A attempt to guess something when you have no information or knowledge about the subject and therefore cannot possibly know what the answer is. A wild guess.

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A Shoulder To Cry On.....................


Someone who is willing to listen to your problems and give you sympathy, emotional support, and encouragement.

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A Chip On Their Shoulder............

To have a chip on one's shoulder refers to the act of holding a grudge or grievance that readily provokes disputation. They feel that they have been wronged by the world, so is always ready for a fight: easily offended because they feels that they have been treated unfairly by others, or perhaps feels inferior.

Origin: Comes from the days when there was a formal declaration for a fight. When a person disagreed strongly with someone over a personal belief, they would place a chip of wood on their shoulder and dare the other to knock it off. Once the other person did this, it signaled the beginning of the fight and thus punches were thrown. Examples of this can be seen in old British movies circa 1930-1950's.