What in Sam Hill? We all know what it means, but where did the saying originate?
Idioms, to make a long story short, are actually sensible nonsense, yet hit the nail on the head in a New York minute. We know what these phrases mean; we all use them. But where do these funny and nonsensical statements come from? Since when can you know the ropes, knock on wood, wag the dog, hold your horses, go the whole nine yards, and still know that you didn’t bite off more than you could chew.
In my story, An Abduction Revelation, I used many idioms that we use in our everyday conversations. I added an appendix at the end of the book to explain their meanings and how they originated. I get down to the nitty gritty and make them clear as a bell. Now you may think I am two sheets to the wind, got up on the wrong side of the bed, pulling your leg, or joshing you, but dadburn it, I am actually on cloud nine and in seventh heaven. For crying out loud, put a bug in your ear, grasp a straw before I kick the bucket, or bite the dust, and be deader than a doornail. It might behoove you to give it a shot and smell the roses, before the fat lady sings, cause no way will I spill the beans in a blog. Yes siree Bob!
“An Abduction Revelation”, available Amazon: http://amzn.to/PwRRlc
Thomas L. Hay was raised in the Golden Valley of Clinton, Missouri. He is a graduate of the 1961 Clinton Senior High class. He spent four years in the U.S. Navy as a Radioman aboard the USS Hancock, during the Vietnam war. He retired after a 39-year career with TWA/American Airlines. He currently resides in Lake Waukomis, Missouri, with his lovely wife, along with some hyperactive squirrels, too many irritating geese, and a few cranky old catfish.
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