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Showing posts with label idioms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label idioms. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
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Garden-Variety
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| The term "garden-variety" was coined by people trying to identify a particular group of women as prostitutes: "They're hoes, and not your garden-variety hoes, either." |
Making Out Like Bandits
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The expression "making out like bandits" originated with Bonnie and Clyde, who were known to kiss passionately after robbing a bank. |
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