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Brian: I promise you that I am 100 percent ready. If you don’t believe me, the proof is in the pudding!
For instance, What is the meaning of the idiom bring home the bacon? Definition of bring home the bacon
informal. : to earn the money that is needed to live He worked hard all week to bring home the bacon for his family.
Truly, Have your cake and eat it meaning? : to have or enjoy the good parts of something without having or dealing with the bad parts They seem to think they can have their cake and eat it too by having excellent schools for their son without paying high taxes.
What is the meaning of the idiom a snake in the grass?
Definition of snake in the grass
: a secretly faithless friend.
Then, What is a British steamed pudding?
The two meanings of « pudding »
American puddings are closer to what the Brits would call « custard. » A British pudding is a dish, savory or sweet, that’s cooked by being boiled or steamed in something: a dish, a piece of cloth, or even animal intestine.
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Where did the expression go bananas come from?
The term going bananas is not as old as one may think, it has its roots on American college campuses in the 1960s. It is believed that the term going bananas is a term that evolved from the idiom going ape, which also means to go crazy, to explode with anger or to erupt with enthusiasm.
Where did the phrase for crying out loud come from?
An exclamation of anger or frustration. This euphemism for “for Christ’s sake” is of American origin and dates back to about 1900. One writer suggests it was coined by the cartoonist Thomas Aloysius Dorgan (1877–1929), who signed his work as TAD and is credited with inventing the name “hot dog.”
What does bigger fish to fry mean in English?
or have bigger fish to fry. to not be interested in something because you have more important, interesting, or profitable things to do.
What does caught up in the heat of the moment mean?
without stopping to think about what you are doing or saying, because you are angry or excited.
What is the meaning of odds and ends in idioms?
Idiom: odds and ends. a group of miscellaneous (often unimportant) things.
What is the meaning of odd and ends?
Definition of odds and ends
1a : miscellaneous articles. b : miscellaneous small matters (as of business) to be attended to. 2 : miscellaneous remnants or leftovers odds and ends of food.
What does the phrase birds of a feather mean?
Definition of of a feather
: of the same kind or nature : very much alike —usually used in the phrase birds of a feather Those two guys are birds of a feather. Note: The expression birds of a feather flock together means that people who are alike tend to do things together.
What is the meaning of idiom a white elephant?
Today, the term ‘white elephant’ denotes any burdensome, expensive and useless possession that is much more trouble than it is worth. The origins of the phrase come from Siam (modern-day Thailand).
What does get it from the horse’s mouth mean?
From a reliable source, on the best authority. For example, I have it from the horse’s mouth that he plans to retire next month. Also put as straight from the horse’s mouth, this expression alludes to examining a horse’s teeth to determine its age and hence its worth. [
What do British call American biscuits?
Scone (UK) / Biscuit (US)
American do have things called biscuits too, but they are something completely different. These are the crumbly cakes that British people call scones, which you eat with butter, jam, sometimes clotted cream and always a cup of tea.
What is custard called in America?
You won’t generally find « Creme Anglaise » in a US supermarket. BUT you’ll have a couple of options — we call custard « pudding » here — pudding in the US means only a custard-type concoction, and doesn’t extend to any other kind of dessert!
Why is Yorkshire pudding called pudding?
The prefix “Yorkshire” was first used within a publication by Hannah Glasse in 1747, in “The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Simple”. This distinguished the light and crispy nature of the batter puddings made in this region from batter puddings created in other parts of England.
Where did the phrase your nuts come from?
Etymology Online contends that nuts was influenced by the metaphoric application of nut to refer to one’s head. To be off one’s nut dates from 1861 as an expression for « to be insane ». Similarly, one could say « to be out of mind » or « to be out of one’s head ».
Why do we say go nuts?
To be “nuts about” someone, or something, means that thoughts about that person are thoroughly embedded in your head. That definition dates back, according to some sources, as early as 1785. Coming later is the idea of nuts as crazy; that use was first seen in 1908, in a newspaper comic strip called Mutt and Jeff.
Where does the term nut case come from?
Meaning « crazy person, crank » is attested from 1903; British form nutter is attested by 1958. Nut-case « crazy person » is from 1959; nut-house « insane asylum » is by 1929. For more on this sense, see nuts. In slang, nut also meant « fashionable or showy young man of affected elegance » [OED], 1904.
Why do we say fit as a fiddle?
The violin was picked out as the exemplar because of the alliteration of fit and fiddle, and because the violin is a beautifully shaped instrument producing a very particular sound. But then fit came to mean ‘in good physical shape’ and so fit as a fiddle came to mean ‘in good condition physically’.
What does dont have a cow mean?
Definition of have a cow
slang. : to become very angry, upset, etc. Don’t have a cow! I said I’d take care of the problem and I will.
What does the phrase beyond the pail mean?
To be ‘beyond the pale’ is to be unacceptable; outside agreed standards of decency.
What does hitting the sack mean?
hit the sack in American English
slang. to go to bed; go to sleep.
What does live from hand to mouth mean?
Definition of hand-to-mouth
: having or providing nothing to spare beyond basic necessities a hand-to-mouth existence.
What is the meaning of a chip of the old block?
Definition of chip off the old block
An expression used of people who closely resemble their parents in some way: “Mark just won the same sailboat race his father won twenty years ago; he’s a chip off the old block.”
