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... derived from saltpeter ( potassium nitrate ) , a component of explosives . Miners nick- named these explosives " peter , " and used them to expose veins of gold or other valuable minerals . When a vein was ex- hausted and could yield no ...
... derived from saltpeter ( potassium nitrate ) , a component of explosives . Miners nick- named these explosives " peter , " and used them to expose veins of gold or other valuable minerals . When a vein was ex- hausted and could yield no ...
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... derived from several mythical heroes . 15. red - flag term A word whose associ- ations trigger an automatic response of anger , belligerence , defensiveness , etc .; an inflammatory catchphrase . A red flag has long been the symbol of ...
... derived from several mythical heroes . 15. red - flag term A word whose associ- ations trigger an automatic response of anger , belligerence , defensiveness , etc .; an inflammatory catchphrase . A red flag has long been the symbol of ...
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... derived from the literal act of poking somebody in the ribs with an el- bow or a finger , as some jokesters are prone to do . To rib someone and ribbing assumed their modern connotations of teasing in the early 1900s . Shortly there ...
... derived from the literal act of poking somebody in the ribs with an el- bow or a finger , as some jokesters are prone to do . To rib someone and ribbing assumed their modern connotations of teasing in the early 1900s . Shortly there ...
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19th century allusion American expression American slang expression another's Anthony Trollope applied ball became blue Briticism British expression called Charles Dickens coined colloquial common commonly connotation contexts dead describe drink early 19th century England English especially expres expression alludes expression dates expression is derived expression refers figurative sense Frederick Marryat French frequently give hand hang head heard today hence horse implies indicate John John Heywood Jonathan Swift King least literal Lord meaning ment ness night nose obsolete one's oneself onym origin P. G. Wodehouse person phrase plausible play player political popular practice pression probably proverb related term Samuel Butler Shakespeare sion Sir Walter Scott situation slang term someone someone's thing Thomas tion tive Tyburn usage usually variant verb Webster's Third William word World War II