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016 Belligerent at the Races: Origins and Meanings of Common Phrases


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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_be,_or_not_to_be

Helpforwriters.me “Etymology Series: Part One - History of Provervbs” By Nikki Halliwell

https://www.helpforwriters.me/etymology-series-history-proverbs/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CBlood%20is%20Thicker%20Than%20Water%E2%80%9D&text=However%2C%20the%20full%20quote%20is,has%20the%20exact%20opposite%20meaning.

Grammarist “Blood is thicker than water”

https://grammarist.com/proverb/blood-is-thicker-than-water/

Chicagotribune.com “The Origins of ‘spitting image’ by Heidi Stevens

https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-xpm-2010-12-22-ct-tribu-words-work-spit-20101222-story.html

The Phrase Finder “The meaning and origin of the expression: Keep your nose to the grindstone” by

https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/keep-your-nose-to-the-grindstone.html

Merriam-webster.com “Origin of ‘Buck Naked’ vs. ‘Butt Naked’

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/buck-naked-or-butt-naked#:~:text=Others%20feel%20that%20the%20buck,of%20buck%20is%20considered%20offensive).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ye_olde

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_as_a_hatter

https://www.historytoday.com/archive/mad-hatter

https://www.meltonmuseum.org/painting-the-town-red

https://www.theintrepidguide.com/english-idioms-and-their-origins/

https://www.irishpost.com/entertainment/origins-painting-town-red-waterford-england-alcohol-fuelled-debauchery-169446

https://www.historyextra.com/period/ancient-egypt/why-do-we-say-crocodile-tears/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocodile_tears

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/608035/white-elephant-party-origins

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