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Ten Wicked Idioms That I Love

January 23, 2013 by Carl Pettit 4 Comments

Without letting the cat out of the bag: Carl Pettit loves idioms suggesting the torture of house cats.

Filed Under: Men Are Funny, Root Down, The Good Life Tagged With: beat a dead horse, cats, curiosity killed the cat, death, drop of a hat, English, etymology, expressions, flu virus, folk etymology, gallows humor, idioms, kick the bucket, kill two birds, kiss of death, language, lolcat, origins of common phrases, pardon my French, phrases, profanity, vulgar language

“I would have appeared dastardly to say, ‘I’m tired of being strong, I need to cry too’ to my wife.”

September 21, 2012 by the Editors 5 Comments

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These are comments by Danny and John D on the post “The Dark Side of Women’s Requests of Progressive Men”.

Filed Under: Comment of the Day Tagged With: coping, death, emotions, expectations, expressions, feelings, grief, men, mother, parents, relationships, societal expectations, stoic, strong, women

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