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What is the meaning of the expression 'skin of rhinceros'?

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Abbygail
Student • 10 months ago

SKIN OF RHINOCEROS - to have the ability to ignore verbal attacks or criticism from others. It means to be very difficult to upset.

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How did the meaning of 'set' evolve to mean 'balanced'?

What meaning is coined with 'the first crack'?

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Abbygail
Student • 10 months ago

FIRST CRACK - means first chance; the first opportunity at doing, fixing, or having something.

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Do the terms 'appraise' and 'apprise' come from the same root?

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Abbygail
Student • 10 months ago

Both words are verbs, both have been in common use for hundreds of years, and both have French roots (appraise is from the Anglo-French preiser, ''to prize, praise,'' and apprise from the Old French aprendre, ''to teach'').

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How did 'undertake' evolve to mean 'take on'?

What is the origin of 'must'?

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Rubie
Student • 10 months ago

The word MUST came from the Germanic word MÓT which means may. It also came from the Old English mōste; Dutch word, MOETEN and; German word MÜSSEN.

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What does 'Picadillo' mean?

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Abbygail
Student • 10 months ago

PICADILLO - a spicy Latin-American hash or stew of meat and vegetables often with raisins and olives that is commonly used as a filling (as for tacos) or served with rice and beans.

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Where did the term 'crash hot' come from?

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Abbygail
Student • 10 months ago

Apparently most often used in the negative as a form of sarcasm. It is a word used by Mr. Philip Wise describing how one is feeling unwell or not feeling their best.

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How did the term 'wag' to refer to a dog's tail come about?

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Abbygail
Student • 10 months ago

It stems from the generic use of the term to mean a small and seemingly unimportant entity (the tail) controls a bigger, more important one (the dog). The phrase originates in the saying ''a dog is smarter than its tail, but if the tail were smarter, then it would wag the dog.''

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What is the etymology of the term 'abandon'?

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Abbygail
Student • 10 months ago

The word abandoned is an adjective derived from the Old French word 'abandoner' meaning 'surrender, give freely'. It wasn't until the late 15ht century that the word abandoned achieved its common current meaning, 'forsaken or deserted'.

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