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Phrase Origins: A Shot in the Arm
ABSTRACT: A shot in the arm doesn't sound pleasant, but the meaning of the phrase seems pleasant!
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I don't like needles, so it is mystery to me why anybody would say something is a shot in the arm. However, the phrase, "a shot in the arm," exists
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Phrase Origins: A Shot Across the Bows
ABSTRACT: Do imagine Peter Pan and Captain Hook in a cannon ball fight when you hear the phrase "a shot across the bows." You're closer to the correct meaning than you know.
CONTENT:
I had not heard of the phrase "a shot across the bows" until re
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Phrase Origins: A Priori
ABSTRACT: If you are assuming that you'll know what this phrase origins article will say based on previous phrase origins articles, that is an a priori assumption.
CONTENT:
I can remember that I was once being silly and "chatting with" one of those progr
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Phrase Origins: A Place for Everything and Everything in Its Place
ABSTRACT: Are you a neatnik? I'm not, but chances are that if you are a neatnik, you use the phrase "a place for everything and everything in its place." Have you ever stopped to wonder about the origin, though? If so, or if not, read to find out more!
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Jesus's Parables and Lessons - Food and Dogs
The gospel lesson in church today was about Jesus talking about how what enters the mouth as food is not what defiles a person because it comes back out of a person, but how what comes out of the mouth is what defiles a person because that comes from the h
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The Fairy and the Alligator
AngelSharum recently submitted a picture of some tree roots where she could see an alien. I could also see the alien. However, I saw something else. I was a fairy running into an upside down alligator's mouth. She couldn't see
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Phrase Origins: A Pig in a Poke
ABSTRACT: You don't have to have any concerns about reading this article being a pig in a poke. You don't have to pay, and it gives great information, anyway.
CONTENT:
I have often heard the phrase "a pig in a poke," especially on old cartoons and
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Phrase Origins: A Picture Is Worth A Thousand A Words
ABSTRACT: A picture can be worth a thousand words, but a picture can never tell you the origins of phrases!
CONTENT:
I often hear people say "a picture is worth a thousand words" and it can be very true.
Sometimes, as a person who has writing skill, but
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Phrase Origins: A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned
ABSTRACT: Are you on a budget? If so, a penny saved is a penny earned!
CONTENT:
"A penny saved is a penny earned," doesn't truly make sense in literal terms, but I can understand that it means saving a penny is just as good as earning a penny. Of course,
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Phrase Origins: A Nest of Vipers
ABSTRACT: Do you not want people to join gangs or other groups with bad influences? Do you call these groups a nest of vipers?
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The phrase "a nest of vipers" means a group of sinful people or a group of bad people. It can also be used to mean ani
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