Tag Archives: colloquialisms

So this is the last of the colloquialisms. In the time it took me to find them all, no doubt new ones were born. It’s been an interesting exercise. Too often we take things for granted or dismiss them entirely. … Continue reading →

My recent posts on this blog, excluding the Sneak Peek on Sunday, have been all about colloquialisms and proverbs. These perfect words to use in any given moment are occasionally quite profound. Nearly all are so commonplace, it’s easy to … Continue reading →

Still more proverbs to add to the Colloquialism posts. I’m almost at the end…and even now people are thinking up more! If you’re here for the first time, scroll back to previous posts to find Proverbs and Americanisms, as well … Continue reading →

Today, I’m adding more to the proverbs posts. They’re nearly endless! If you’re here for the first time, scroll back to previous posts to find Proverbs and Americanisms, as well as Nautical, Biblical, and Shakespearean colloquialisms. You’re sure to find … Continue reading →

For the last three days I’ve been blogging about colloquialisms. Our lives are peppered with them. Many have surprising origins — like the term slush fund has a nautical origins, and all of a sudden comes from Shakespeare. Surprisingly, a … Continue reading →

Wordie I am, in the last post I mentioned how colloquialisms tickle me.  Surprisingly, those compact quips so familiar to our day-to-day have only a handful of sources. If it didn’t come Shakespeare, and it’s not a Biblical quip,  then … Continue reading →