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