Reader Opinions
Bob – (one man’s trash is another man’s treasure) July 31, 2026
In the spirit of being universally grateful: ‘One man’s ex-wife is another man’s vexed life.’
(I just today found this wonderful site / resource. Thank you for it!)
John – (good as gold) July 19, 2026
I was looking for a name that means good as gold
David Fessenden – (down in the dumps) July 8, 2026
According to David McCullough in his biography of John Adams, he used the phrase in one of his letters to Abigail, in the 1760s. So while Grose’s dictionary may be the first published reference, the phrase was obviously in common use
Minister Deborah V Ricks – (beyond the veil) June 26, 2026
This is helping me with my first sermon in a place that is chosen for my ministry to bring others into the full knowledge of what starts in our lives and where we are separated into living where the devil sends the untruth so we can follow him or follow his lies.
Elly – (crush) June 20, 2026
Crushing on someone is exciting but the worst part is they dont even notice you. Like me and Jimin
Candy – (eat like a bird) June 12, 2026
It’s funny how eat like a bird means eat very little. When in reality they eat 9 xs their own weight.
Robert – (stalking horse) May 28, 2026
My father, a jockey, used “stalking horse”, as the fast breaking horse, with no hope of victory, setting a fast pace for the horses not strong in the long run. The winning horse would be the enduring horse that didn’t participate in the early fast pace, meant to exhaust the others.
Pete Sheehan – (do you mind) May 25, 2026
What about “Do you mind?” as an assertion of irritation for some perceived intrusion? Does it have a known origin or at least an early known example?
Anonymous – (flip the bird) May 17, 2026
Corruption, a precode film in 1933. Flipping the bird in the end.
Colleen – (good grief) May 15, 2026
Good grief, are these bots putting in Bible references or actually living beings who troll the internet looking for words/phrases that might match up with scripture? Slang is usually playful, imaginative, and bends the meaning of language. I’m pretty sure Charlie Brown wasn’t citing the Bible when he uttered Good Grief!
