ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK'S POP QUIZ
[This will be Part 1 of Thursday's Child this week.]
The quiz wasn't exactly a Q & A...more like association. If you read all the phrases, you probably nodded several times--lots of memories from our childhoods, perhaps. So here are the ones I expected you'd think of:
- Wet your whistle - have a drink
- Take a load off - sit down and rest
- Park it - sit!
- What's your poison? - what would you like to drink?
- Can't stand it - can't tolerate/accept it
- That's all she wrote - end of the "whatever"/event/conversation, etc.
- Don't know him from Adam's off ox - don't recognize him
- Go soak your head - you're 'way off base; don't be stupid; go away
- Who do you think you are, anyway? - think you're important?
- Took a shine to - really liked
- Dry behind the ears - experienced
- Fair to middlin' - not very good, but not totally bad
- Have a spell - get sick
- Set a spell - sit down for a bit
As with all colloquial usage, you may have encountered other meanings.
In a few weeks we'll have another set of phrases to tickle your fancy. In the meantime, sharpen your wits by eavesdropping on conversations--never know what might turn up!
See you in Part 2!
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