Hi all.
I heard a rather interesting topic on the radio this afternoon that I thought would be fun to discuss. The radio DJ talked about phrase origions. I was not able to hear them all since I had to go into work, but these are two that I heard from him:
Chew the fat: A phrase that means chatting with friends. Back in the day, people used to sit on their porches to chat and chew fat like it was chewing gum. (Now that I think about it, I wonder what their cholesterol ended up raising to just from talking to their friends. One could die from a massive artery clog if they were popular.)
Bite the bullet: A phrase meaning that one must sit tight and endure what they are going through. This phrase origionated on the battle field when they were without the use of anesthesia. They would bite bullets to distract themselves from pain. Of course, their teeth would also end up sore.
Have you heard any old phrases that you would like to discuss? I am open to learning new things.
Care to chew the fat?
IEditYourWorld
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