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6 juin 2020 · with one's horns up = in an aggressive or beligerent mood, ready to attack. This has nothing to do with the Devil. It is figurative and based upon the attack method of a bull or other horned animal. I saw a huge gaur[1] rushing out of a thick bamboo bush to attack us. It was less than 10 meters from me and I did not have time to raise my gun.
15 août 2019 · My family is South African, and I grew up hearing them saying "hooting", referring to cars honking their horns. Of course now that I'm an adult I'm aware that's common usage, as I learned this after moving abroad and being chuckled at a few times. However, out of curiosity I recently had a look to see if I could see if this usage of "hooting ...
1 août 2015 · An etymon is “Etymology: L. etymon, a. Gr. ἕτυμον (orig. neut. of ἕτυμος true): (1) the ‘true’ literal sense of a word according to its origin; (2) its ‘true’ or original form; (3) hence, in post-classical grammatical writings, the root or primary word from which a derivative is formed.”. For multiword phrases, you ...
24 août 2018 · Interpretations of Psalm 75 seemingly invariably construe 'horn' as a symbol of strength. The metaphorical reference is to 'horn' in the sense of an excrescence (it is cornu in Latin translations of the Psalms, e.g., the phrase in question is nolite exaltare cornu), that is, the horns of sheep and goats, etc., rather than in the sense of 'trumpet'.
13 janv. 2018 · That makes sense to me, although it is quite different from my first impression, which was: Cockles are shells which when cooked (warmed), open up. So I thought it had something to do with causing a hardened heart to gently open up, somewhat as the blooming of a rose. (And a very pleasant sensation for those of us fortunate enough to experience ...
11 janv. 2022 · 5. There is a tale about a kind but not wise man who was chopping his dog's tail piece by piece to ease the dog's pain. The moral of this tale is that half-measures will cost more than a single decisive move. The phrase from the title can be used to criticize half-measures and a suggestion to be more decisive.
A search of the Library of Congress site turns up numerous mentions of wrinkles in horns and (sometimes) indications of their meaning. For example, from another adventure of Sam Slick, reprinted in the Maumee [Ohio] Express (March 17, 1838): Now says the Major, I’ll give you, Slick, a new wrinkle on your horn. Folks aint thought nothin of ...
30 juin 2016 · Also, since the second clause of the sentence is independent (it has a subject, it, and a verb, is), you need a comma after "Arabic." So you have: I read this novel four times in Arabic, and now it's the English edition's turn. As far as whether the sentence generally makes sense, I would say yes. It might be a little unconventional to say that ...
15 févr. 2015 · 19. 'Tits Up' was in common usage in the British Armed Forces, post WW2. It may have originated earlier. The common consensus was that it originated in the Royal Navy. Its use meant 'complete failure' (e.g. "the HF radio is tits up"), and was apocryphally ascribed to drowned female bodies floating 'tits up' whereas male bodies float face down.
11 nov. 2020 · Agreeing with @FumbleFingers assessment of a "mangled metaphor mash-up," grab by the bread basket comes from grab by the balls. One is metaphorically grabbing a vigorous and virile beast by its testicles. It will not give up without a fight. The bread basket is a euphemism for testicles. An older metaphor is to take the bull by the horns:
