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  • Is the idiom as neat as a pin an American phrase?
    The Oxford English Dictionary's earliest reference to the phrase is 1787: e as neat as a (new) pin 1787 Columbian Mag I 636 [He was] neat as a new pin 1801 J Wolcot Wks (1812) V 35 How neat was Ellen in her dress! As neat as a new pin! 1849 Thackeray Pendennis I xiii 118 Major Pendennis, whom Miss Costigan declared to be a proper gentleman entirely, and as neat as a pin 1933 L A
  • The meaning of the idiom pin ones hat on something
    You need something stable and firmly attached to your head, to 'pin your hat on' In the case of the original hatpin, that was women's hair: the long pin was driven through the hat, then through the hair More pins might also be used for greater stability In the figurative sense in your case, the thing the hat is pinned on is evidence [the hair] that supports analysis of or conclusions about
  • What is the origin of the idiom Put a pin in it?
    Possible origins I've found or considered: Urban Dictionary (sorry) offers a WWII origin of putting the pin back in a grenade so it doesn't explode Multiple sources mention Jane Austen's use of pins to mark edits in her manuscript but I don't know if this was a wide enough practice to coin a phrase I can easily picture this coming from the tailoring trade (as so many idioms did) where you
  • Which is right idiom “ I don’t care a pin for it OR I care a pin for it
    Modified 5 years, 9 months ago Viewed 543 times 0 Which is right “ I don’t care a pin for it OR I care a pin for it idioms Share Improve this question
  • meaning - What does neat mean in 1950s slang as a noun referring to a . . .
    I'm surprised there isn't a readily-available 1950s slang entry at the top of Google search results, but all I can find are entries for "neat" as an adjective or "neat" as a noun meaning either "cattle" or "a certain type of artificial intelligence researcher", which don't seem to apply So, does anyone know what "a neat" is in this context?
  • Is “I feel like a piece of meat” popular phrase? Isn’t it embarrassing . . .
    Oishi-san: This is a fairly standard expression used to indicate that someone feels useful only for physical characteristics: what the body can supply to other people Hence the "meat" Women are more likely to use this expression than men, I believe At least I more often hear it from women, who complain that society leads them to being treated like a piece of meat Men who say it are usually
  • PIN Number — why do we say it? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
    "PIN", like almost all words in every language, has its own meaning which is divorced from its etymology (in this case, its origin as an acronym) In fact it has two related meanings, because it is still used as a stand-alone noun, closer to its origin ("I've forgotten my PIN"), as well as in its derived sense as a modifier ("PIN number")
  • How did we get ‘deft’ and ‘daffy’ from “daft”?
    Deft continued to develop the meaning of " skillful " But daft seems to have experienced systematic semantic deterioration from " mild-mannered " (1200), to " dull and awkward " (1300), and eventually to " foolish and crazy " (1500) under the added influence of the third word daffy
  • User Pipeline - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
    Last seen more than a month ago Network profile Profile Activity Stats 81 2k 0 1 Communities English Language Usage 81 2 Student Dec 10, 2023 Popular Question Dec 11, 2023 Top tags slang 0 Score 1 Posts 100 Posts % meaning 0 Score 1 Posts 100 Posts % All Questions Answers Score Newest What does "neat" mean in 1950s slang as a noun referring
  • meaning - Do neat and tidy also mean clean? - English Language . . .
    Neat: 1 (about things) not messy : clean and orderly 2 (about people) liking to keep things very clean and orderly Tidy: 1 (about things) clean and organized : not messy 2 (about people) keeping things clean and organized So, do "neat" and "tidy" also imply cleanliness in addition to order and organization? Thank you in advance!





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