I did a lot, and I do mean a lot, of writing about idioms and colloquial phrases. I never did think of researching the origin
Tag: Colloquialism
Just in the Nick of Time: Revisited
While history is one of my favorite things, the history of language is the epicenter of my favorite historical things to explore. For about two
“It’s a Catch-22”
“It’s a catch-22; you gotta have money to make money.” “It’s a catch-22; you can’t get a job without experience, and you can’t get experience
Parent’s Guide to Generation Z’s Lingo
While it is true that not all generations are homogenous groups, you’ll find some that bleed through the lines of that generations start and stop
Just in the Nick of Time: A History of Interesting Idioms and Colloquial Phrases – Part 10
I almost feel sad coming to the last section of my blog series where I concentrating on idioms and colloquial phrases. I began my investigatory
Just in the Nick of Time: A History of Interesting Idioms and Colloquial Phrases – Part 8
these idioms and colloquial phrases sometimes sound completely ludicrous out of context, but many of them have very real and amazingly explainable origins.
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