curious phrases

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I'm pretty sure this phrase has never been anything but onomatopoetic nonsense, but in that category it is still a bit unusual: lickety-split.

more difficult than I look (Aimless), Friday, 22 March 2024 01:16 (two months ago) link

It's not an idiom but I quite enjoy "...to find out what all the fuss is about"

"I'm off to try lawn bowls, to find out what all the fuss is about"

Like, usually there isn't a fuss at all, it's just a thing people do. I wonder what all the fuss is about

your mom goes to limgrave (dog latin), Friday, 22 March 2024 01:37 (two months ago) link

I was wondering where 'common or garden' and 'run of the mill' come from, turns out they both seem to date from around the 18th century (possibly older in the first case). I love the way these references to obsolete technology or cultural arrangements survive into the modern era.

walking on the beach in a force ten gale (Matt #2), Friday, 22 March 2024 02:21 (two months ago) link


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