tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23306308.post3039330984973321674..comments2023-10-11T02:53:32.035-07:00Comments on Five Cent Stand: Phrase and FableSeth Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02027729307468958273noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23306308.post-10397337660287197152008-04-10T17:39:00.000-07:002008-04-10T17:39:00.000-07:00the rule of thumb apparently comes from an old eng...the rule of thumb apparently comes from an old english law that said you could beat your wife, but only with something as wide as your thumb - hence rule of thumb....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23306308.post-80057964572469284992008-03-18T12:41:00.000-07:002008-03-18T12:41:00.000-07:00How about the phrase, "You take the cake" ?How about the phrase, <BR/>"You take the cake" ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23306308.post-16683086623507554292008-03-12T20:07:00.000-07:002008-03-12T20:07:00.000-07:00I always wondered about the phrase... "rule of thu...I always wondered about the phrase... "rule of thumb" <BR/><BR/>"beating around the bush"<BR/><BR/>I have since figured out the latter :)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Bradley<BR/>The Egel NestThe Egel Nesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11475452898579351376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23306308.post-56062274909311859542008-03-10T23:21:00.000-07:002008-03-10T23:21:00.000-07:00With bated breath: "Baited, which is sometimes see...With bated breath: "Baited, which is sometimes seen, is a mispelling, since bated in this sense is a shortened form of abated, the idea being that ones breathing is lessened under the influence of extreme suspense."<BR/><BR/>Fancypants, "dinky rinky" is derived from two common phrases that describe something small. It combines "winky dinky" and "rinky dink."Seth Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027729307468958273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23306308.post-39011018811657988322008-03-10T21:58:00.000-07:002008-03-10T21:58:00.000-07:00"Got any others that don't make a lick of sense?"Y...<I>"Got any others that don't make a lick of sense?"</I><BR/><BR/>Yeah, all the ones I screw up.FancyPantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00051762758211575101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23306308.post-47547353528340453312008-03-10T16:19:00.000-07:002008-03-10T16:19:00.000-07:00Waiting with bated breath...Waiting with bated breath...Chaotic Hammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17713799579650424883noreply@blogger.com