8 thoughts on “The Origins of some Common English Phrases

  1. The FonZ says:

    How about ” Kick a country mile ” ?

     
  2. The FonZ says:

    When i was studying in the US, i played university flag football with friends as kicker/punter. Whenever i took th epunt, i always heard my American friends said ” kick a country mile “. I should have asked about the meaning 🙂

     
  3. Sailor Kenshin says:

    I thought the ‘square meal’ originated with the way military trainees were required to handle their forks. Interesting.

     
  4. […] speak. [ Slight tangent… where does that saying originate from? Shout-out to GOOGLE and the blog "Not Yet Published" for teaching me that the saying refers to "grinding the grains, which was used to make bread… […]

     
  5. vieneed says:

    Thank you. For led me know

     
  6. vieneed says:

    Thank you.

     

  7. […] 3 Cheong, Shahan. “The Origins of Some Common English Phrases.” Not Yet Published. December 22, 2009. http://www.throughouthistory.com/?p=480 […]

     

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