I used an idiom today that I have not used in a while "dead as a doornail". I wondered what its derivation could be so I did a bit of research. Turns out the phrase may go way back to the 14the century!
We use idioms all the time. Most of them we know their meaning but have no idea of their derivation.
I got to thinking of idiom use in other languages. We have a few people here who's native language is not English. I would be interested in unusual idioms used in other languages that do not appear in English. Likewise I would like to know if there are any idioms that are used in both languages.
And just so the English only speakers can participate, we can make this just a general discussion on idioms in general and their deviation,
We use idioms all the time. Most of them we know their meaning but have no idea of their derivation.
I got to thinking of idiom use in other languages. We have a few people here who's native language is not English. I would be interested in unusual idioms used in other languages that do not appear in English. Likewise I would like to know if there are any idioms that are used in both languages.
And just so the English only speakers can participate, we can make this just a general discussion on idioms in general and their deviation,