expression Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/expression/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Fri, 15 May 2020 16:51:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Where Did “Head Over Heels” Come From? https://smthingscount.com/2020/05/15/where-did-head-over-heels-come-from/ Fri, 15 May 2020 16:51:05 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9189 I’m in that mood again: where the heck did that phrase come from?  Please indulge me.  It gives me a break from serious thinking. Of course,

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]]> No Dice! https://smthingscount.com/2019/11/12/no-dice/ Tue, 12 Nov 2019 18:37:55 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8566 You long-time readers of this blog know that I’m a word person. I love puns (which I’ll spare you of today) and oddball origins of

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]]> Lost from our Childhood (For Fun) https://smthingscount.com/2018/02/21/lost-from-our-childhood-for-fun/ Wed, 21 Feb 2018 17:05:08 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=6619 If you’re 60+ this will bring back memories.  If you’re younger, it should give you a chuckle. If you’re a teenager, it will give you

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]]> Balls on Brass Monkeys https://smthingscount.com/2017/09/29/balls-on-brass-monkeys/ Fri, 29 Sep 2017 17:33:47 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=6286 Stop teetering guiltily in public when you hear the term “cold enough to freeze the balls off of a brass monkey.”  It doesn’t refer to

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