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On Wed, 6 Nov 2024 8:38:48 +0000, HenHanna wrote:

On Mon, 4 Nov 2024 9:09:15 +0000, Aidan Kehoe wrote:

Ar an ceathr|| l|i de m|! na Samhain, scr|!obh HenHanna:

On Sun, 3 Nov 2024 16:51:08 +0000, Aidan Kehoe wrote:

Ar an tri|| l|i de m|! na Samhain, scr|!obh Ross Clark:

Another one constructed entirely out of web-fluff.
I'm having another D|-j|a Vu Day -- I swear there was one equally

vapid

we passed through a couple of months ago. But I'm not even going

to

expend the energy to look for it.
Talk amongst yourselves.

Keep at it, there are occasional gems like the signing great ape.

-- i dont get this ref.

Message vft3to$24hbs$1@dont-email.me ,
https://www.novabbs.com/tech/article-flat.php?id=20702&group=sci.lang#20702 >> ,
documenting a chimpanzee who could manage 350 American Sign Language
signs.

are you sure it came from Web-fluff?

The day is for remembering and using Cliches?

clich|- day

i wonder if Greek and Romans had a similar sense
(as we do today) about
... There are so many expressions and clich|-s and
i can't possibly learn or use them all!!!

esp... because... we today (some of us)
know Greek and Latin expressions, maxims too.

in the S.H. stories, there are maybe 2 dozen very
subtle examples where Latin expressions are
given in English....

i rememer a scene from a movie in which a smart Lawyer woman
says [things done] and i thougt that was a
kind of English phrase that Bacon would have used...
(a calque, a Latin phrase in disguise)

i've never really heard of [Gobsmacked!]

The bee's knees --------- never heard of this one.

Bite the bullet
Let the cat out of the bag
Curiosity killed the cat
Cost an arm and a leg
Raining cats and dogs
As fit as a fiddle
Break the ice
The early bird catches the worm
A penny for your thoughts
The ball is in your court
Don't count your chickens before they hatch

The cat's pajamas --------- never heard of this one.

To have a bee in one's bonnet
A feather in one's cap
Cut the mustard
A flash in the pan
Fiddlesticks!
A tempest in a teapot
To throw a spanner in the works
To be in a pickle
As cool as a cucumber
The straw that broke the camel's back
To know the ropes
To kick the bucket
To get the wrong end of the stick
To put a sock in it

To be off onerCOs rocker
To gild the lily
To run around like a chicken with its head cut off
To be in the doghouse
To burn the midnight oil
To ride for a fall
To take something with a grain of salt
To be on cloud nine
To throw caution to the wind
To have a skeleton in the closet
To be a wet blanket
To make a mountain out of a molehill
To go on a wild goose chase
To be the apple of someone's eye

i've never really heard of [Gobsmacked!]

"Gob": This is a slang term in British English that refers to the mouth.
It has roots in Old English "gobbe," which means "mouth" or "jaw."
"Smacked": In this context, it refers to being hit or struck, but metaphorically it suggests being so surprised that one is left
speechless or stunned.

Irish Origin: The word "gab" comes from the Irish word "gabh"
(pronounced similarly), which means "to talk" or "to speak." It reflects
the idea of chat or conversation.

Gift of the Gab: This phrase is often associated with Irish culture, celebrating the art of storytelling and eloquence, particularly in
social contexts.

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