Idioms Explained
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Comment from Pantygynt
It is a long time since I have read something factual from your pen and this was fun to read. One that I have always liked is the French 'Cracher dans le panier,' which apparently literally means 'to spit in the basket but dates from the days of the 'Terror' when it referred to being guillotined, the basket was there to catch the severed head. Charming race the French!
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reply by the author on 17-Nov-2021
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It is a long time since I have read something factual from your pen and this was fun to read. One that I have always liked is the French 'Cracher dans le panier,' which apparently literally means 'to spit in the basket but dates from the days of the 'Terror' when it referred to being guillotined, the basket was there to catch the severed head. Charming race the French!
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Comment Written 17-Nov-2021
reply by the author on 17-Nov-2021
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Yes, they are charming, lol. It has been a while, hasn't it? But when I saw Helen was puting together a book of idioms from multi authors, I thought I'd add my two-pence worth. Hmm, is that another idiom??? Thanks Jim. Glad you liked it. :)) xx
Comment from Jasmine Girl
Thank yo so much for teaching me the origin of these idioms. I do know them and sometimes I even use ones like "Break a Leg". Now I know why.
Well done. I don't know whether I can come up with a few to share.
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Thank yo so much for teaching me the origin of these idioms. I do know them and sometimes I even use ones like "Break a Leg". Now I know why.
Well done. I don't know whether I can come up with a few to share.
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Comment Written 17-Nov-2021
reply by the author on 17-Nov-2021
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I just went into Google, 'idioms' and there are hundreds. It was interesting learing their origins. I'm sure you can find some that we'd all enjoy learning about. Try it. Thanks so much for reading my few, I'm glad you learned something, too! Lol. Warm hugs, my friend. :)) Sandra xx
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Yes I found ten Chinese/English ones.
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Let's have them, then!! Get your laptop working. I'm sure you have loads there that I've not heard of. xxx
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