There are quite a lot

where the explanations seem contrived after the event and the origination was probably something very basic.

Of course, I now can't think of any examples other than those given.

Posted By: camcan on February 15th 2022 at 11:52:12

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Phrases that have fallen out of use (General Chat) - Under soil heating, Feb 15, 08:17:44
- Lies..... (General Chat) - usacanary, Feb 15, 14:21:09
- Here is one........ (General Chat) - usacanary, Feb 15, 13:55:21
- I was wrong...😯😉 (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 15, 11:30:35
  - You can't say wrong anymore (General Chat) - jamesward, Feb 15, 11:35:23
    - Then we will nearly win the premier league this year (n/m) (General Chat) - NorskyNormann, Feb 15, 15:14:04
- There is no such thing as a good engine in wokeworld (n/m) (General Chat) - MonkeyPuzzle, Feb 15, 09:22:41
  - Have a little read of this: (General Chat) - NorskyNormann, Feb 15, 15:47:05
  - I pity you for being so afraid of wokeness 😆 (n/m) (General Chat) - NorskyNormann, Feb 15, 15:13:44
- You can't call them engines anymore (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Feb 15, 08:46:08
- Word of Mouth was all about idioms the other week (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Feb 15, 08:43:54
  - I pronounce "cinema" with a hard "c", if that helps (General Chat) - paulg, Feb 15, 08:49:06
  - "In old money" must be on borrowed time too, more than 50 years old (n/m) (General Chat) - watfordcanary, Feb 15, 08:45:53
    - Mind you, some have just hung around and become part of the language (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Feb 15, 08:55:13
      - the other night on the sky tv someone was doing a footy comms report back to the studio (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 15, 10:59:58
        
        Wasn't it 'turn on a sixpence' originally (General Chat) - camcan, Feb 15, 11:50:40
        
        yes, she should have used "slide rule pass" (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 15, 12:45:50
        
        I also find that rather inaccurate (General Chat) - camcan, Feb 15, 14:48:26
        
        i did consider that but i was able to reconcile it with a literal pass (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 15, 15:25:10
        
        Of course the original 3 pence piece was the size of a shilling (General Chat) - watfordcanary, Feb 15, 11:26:27
        
        3 pence piece? Oh dear. (n/m) (General Chat) - watfordcanary, Feb 15, 12:54:11
        
        And you could use 5p in German fag machines. Bonus. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 15, 11:40:43
        
        Maybe she was speaking literally (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Feb 15, 11:10:29
      - In old money only works in a very few situations (General Chat) - watfordcanary, Feb 15, 10:46:04
      - it is thought it refers to using a bucket (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 15, 09:27:06
        
        On the R4 programme they said that's become the folklore of the meaning but there is no (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Feb 15, 09:51:05
        
        There are quite a lot (General Chat) - camcan, Feb 15, 11:52:12
        
        that's a different kettle of fish (General Chat) - Cardiff Canary, Feb 15, 15:31:05
        
        bad form to say committed suicide (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 15, 09:31:56
        
        Oh is it (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 15, 09:38:58
        
        suspect it is a holdover from when suicide was illegal (General Chat) - CWC, Feb 15, 10:56:22
        
        don't use "cancelled" either (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 15, 09:48:33
        
        That's interesting, thanks (n/m) (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Feb 15, 09:53:47
        
        That's cheery! (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Feb 15, 09:29:05
        
        well people do say , someones kicked the bucket when (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 15, 09:40:01
- It’s all digital now (General Chat) - NorskyNormann, Feb 15, 08:40:27

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