ETYMOLOGY OF "DONG" AND "DONGLE" - ENGLISH LANGUAGE & USAGE …
imitative of the sound of a bell, c.1560. and similarly for ding: ding (v.) 1819, "to sound as metal when struck," possibly abstracted from ding-dong, of imitative origin. The meaning "to deal … From bing.com
A FIGURE OF SPEECH TO ILLUSTRATE THE IRREVERSIBILITY OF AN ACTION
May 2, 2016 Personally I like "You can't unring that bell" as deadrat mentioned above. The phrase refers to the fact that you can't un-hear a bell that has been rung. There's a nice essay … From bing.com
ORIGIN OF THE PHRASE "UNDER YOUR BELT"? - ENGLISH LANGUAGE
The Online Etymological Dictionary says:. To get something under (one's) belt is to get it into one's stomach.. The Oxford English Dictionary says: From bing.com
WHAT DOES "HELL'S BELLS" REFER TO? - ENGLISH LANGUAGE & USAGE …
Aug 24, 2020 The Phrase Finder is a recommended reference. << What's the origin of the phrase 'Hell's bells'? The exclamation 'Hell's bells' has been used in both the UK and the USA … From bing.com
ETYMOLOGY - WHY DO WE "BEAT SEVEN BELLS OUT OF" SOMEONE?
[Apparently originally with allusion to the nautical tradition of sounding ‘eight bells’ to mark a sailor's death (i.e. sounding the ship's bell eight times, the usual signal for the end of a watch; … From bing.com
HOW TO CITE AN AUTHOR WHO DOES NOT CAPLTALIZE HER NAME IF YOU ARE ...
Feb 13, 2014 According to the very link you have on CMoS, it says that one must capitalise and advises to re-write. Though oddly, while it (correctly) says "E. E. Cummings" is fine because … From bing.com
COLLOQUIALISMS - WORDS ARE NOT SPARROWS; ONCE THEY HAVE FLOWN …
Oct 6, 2017 The bell, once rung, cannot be unrung. or. You cannot unring the bell. Google books traces "cannot be unrung" to 1924:... what is learned or suspected outside of court may have … From bing.com
ETYMOLOGY - WHAT CAUSED BELL PEPPERS TO BE CALLED CAPSICUMS IN …
Aug 24, 2016 1707 H. Sloane Voy. Islands I. 241 Bell Pepper. The fruit is large..somewhat shaped like a bell.. . . ("pepper, n." OED Online. Oxford University Press, June 2016. Web. 24 … From bing.com
IDIOMS - FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS - ORIGIN OF "ASK NOT" INSTEAD OF ...
Jun 15, 2016 HAGSTRUM: I was rather amused to read that after Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls came out with its quotation from John Donne's Devotions people came to the … From bing.com
SINGLE WORD REQUESTS - WHAT DO YOU CALL THE SOUND OF A BELL?
Sep 11, 2011 The sound of a hand held brass bell, to me, is "ding-a-ling." "Tinkle" would apply at best to a very small bell (and at worst is slang for urinate as I commented above), and "brrring" … From bing.com
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