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| Old Sayings and Slang; Where do they come from | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jul 30 2012, 11:22 AM (220 Views) | |
| Petra | Jul 30 2012, 11:22 AM Post #1 |
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Share your local or international old sayings here. If they are not self explanatory how did they come into being? You can't teach your grandmother to suck eggs. Does anyone know where that one came from? |
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| Mamacat | Jul 30 2012, 07:10 PM Post #2 |
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I looked it up in wikipedia, but they don't know the origin. Did people really suck eggs? |
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| Sue | Jul 30 2012, 11:06 PM Post #3 |
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Its raining cats and dogs. Can't imagine where that came from. Never had cats and dogs falling on my umbrella |
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| Petra | Jul 31 2012, 11:40 AM Post #4 |
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Wonder where the animals fall from |
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| Ann | Jul 31 2012, 11:01 PM Post #5 |
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Don't throw the baby out with the bath water. Hope nobody ever did. |
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| Mamacat | Jul 31 2012, 11:55 PM Post #6 |
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Now that is an old one! |
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| Petra | Aug 1 2012, 11:18 AM Post #7 |
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BIG WIG In the 18th century when many men wore wigs, the most important men wore the biggest wigs. Hence today important people are called big wigs. |
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| Mamacat | Aug 1 2012, 02:38 PM Post #8 |
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I suppose that means the judges and barristers are big wigs. Bet they like that. |
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| Sue | Aug 1 2012, 10:18 PM Post #9 |
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No offense to anyone reading who happens to be a judge or barrister of course. |
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| Petra | Aug 2 2012, 10:28 AM Post #10 |
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A bakers dozen means thirteen. This old saying is said to come from the days when bakers were severely punished for baking underweight loaves. Some added a loaf to a batch of a dozen to be above suspicion. |
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