WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF "WAKE UP AND SMELL THE ROSES"
Oct 15, 2012 "Stop and Smell the Roses" was the title of a song by Mac Davis in 1974. I could have sworn that I read this as a quote from "cowboy humorist" Will Rogers back in the 1920s … From english.stackexchange.com
ORIGIN OF "EGG ON MY FACE" - ENGLISH LANGUAGE & USAGE STACK …
May 3, 2011 Etymonline suggests 1964 as the first recording and includes its meaning.. To have egg on (one's) face "be made to look foolish" is first recorded 1964. From english.stackexchange.com
WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF 'RIDING A GRAVY TRAIN' IDIOM?
Jul 11, 2021 Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for … From english.stackexchange.com
THE CORRECT WAY TO WRITE "AND/OR" TOGETHER IN A SENTENCE
Oct 28, 2014 It's concise and reasonably well understood. It is not, however, strictly "formal", and pedants will likely object if the construction is used in some hoity-toity context. Saying "add a … From english.stackexchange.com
RULE FOR THE PRONUNCIATION OF THE LETTER O AS /ʌ/ VS. /ɒ/
I don't know enough to attempt a proper answer, but my sneaking suspicion is "yes, there are a lot of rules, with a lot of exceptions, which in turn create further rules and exceptions, to the point … From english.stackexchange.com
MEANING - ORIGIN OF THE IDIOM "FALLING OFF THE WAGON" - ENGLISH ...
Aug 8, 2011 From The Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins, by Robert Hendrickson:. The original version of this expression, 'on the water wagon' or 'water cart,' which isn't heard … From english.stackexchange.com
WORD CHOICE - HOW DO YOU DESCRIBE THE TASTE OF AN ONION?
Mar 14, 2014 Chilies and pepper do bite your tongue, but Onion, Garlic or Mustard kicks your nose and gives a burning sensation to your eyes. Onion mostly is a sugary for tongue and … From english.stackexchange.com
ONION VS ONIONS - ENGLISH LANGUAGE & USAGE STACK EXCHANGE
Nov 26, 2019 But using 'the price of onion' isn't wrong. It just makes it sound like they're referring to the general concept of the crop or substance. Think of it as a noun modifier 'the onion price' … From english.stackexchange.com
WHAT IS THE NAME OF PART OF ONION WE PEEL? [CLOSED]
Sep 27, 2013 We often use onion or peeling an onion as a metaphor for something that has many layers. For example, there is a system for browsing the web anonymously called Tor. … From english.stackexchange.com
WHAT'S THE ORIGIN OF THE SAYING "KNOW YOUR ONIONS"?
May 30, 2013 The phrase 'to know one's onion(s)' first appeared in print at least as early as 1891. Given its historical linguistic context, the 'source' of the phrase may be construed as the … From english.stackexchange.com
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