Kill means no more here than to wow or impress. : : 11-The grass is always greener on the other fenceĭRESSED (FIT) TO KILL - "Spiffily turned out nattily or showily attired (often with the implication that one has somewhat overdone it). : From The Dictionary of Cliches by James Rogers (Wings Books, Originally New York: Facts on File Publications, 1985). : Though with patience he stands waiting, with exactness grinds he all. : Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small Some 1,600 years ago the Greek philosopher Sextus Empiricus wrote: 'The mills of the gods grind slowly, but they grind small.' One of Longfellow's translations was a 17th century poem, 'Retribution,' by Friedrich Von Logau: : MILLS OF GOD (THE GODS) GRIND SLOWLY - "At some point a sinner will be punished many decisions or events that are important in one's life take time in coming. Will you, with these infirmities she owes,ĭower'd with our curse and stranger'd with our oath,įrom The Dictionary of Cliches by James Rogers (Wings Books, Originally New York: Facts on File Publications, 1985).Įcclesiastes 1:9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. Lear says to the French king and the Duke of Burgundy: Shakespeare was closer to the modern usage in 'King Lear.' Lear has decided to disinherit his youngest daughter, Cordelia, who is sought in marriage by the king of France. A version of this phrase can be found in the 'Cursor Mundi' as early as 1300. TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT - "Make up your mind the offer stands as is and won't be changed. Capgrave." From Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings by Gregory Y.
TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT MEANING PLUS
The proverb is similar to the thirteenth century Latin: Plus valet in manibus avis unica quam dupla silvis (A bird in the hands is worth more than two in the woods.) It has been traced back to the 'Life of St. : : A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush - "It's better to possess something real right now than to count on finding something better in the future.
: : 5-A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush thinks to kill two birds with one stone, and satisfy two arguments with one answer.'" The Dictionary of Cliches by James Rogers (Wings Books, Originally New York: Facts on File Publications, 1985). Thomas Hobbes used the modern version in a work on liberty in 1656: 'T. Related phrases were in English and French literature by the 16th century. Ovid had a similar expression in L*tin nearly 2,000 years ago. It would be remarkable indeed if someone slinging a stone at a bird got one bird, let alone two. : : KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE - "Achieve two objectives with a single effort. You can't have everything and eat it too Eat your cake and have the crumbs in bed with you, etc." From the Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings by Gregory Y. This proverb was recorded in the book of proverbs by John Heywood in 1546, and is first attested in the United States in the 1742 'Colonial Records of Georgia' in 'Original Papers, 1735-1752.' The adage is found in varying forms: You can't eat your cake and have it too. : : YOU CAN'T HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO - "One can't use something up and still have it to enjoy. : : 2-You can't have your cake and eat it too
: : : thanks very much and sorry for my english!!!! : : : i'll be very grateful if you answer me tonight or tomorrow morning : : : 11-The grass is always greener on the other fence : : : 8-There is nothing new under the sun : : : 4-There are two sides to every coin : : : 2-You can't have your cake and eat it too could you help me to find the origin of these proverbs? : : : i'm learning English as a second language and i'm writing a little thesis about the origins of some proverbs. In Reply to: Mills of god posted by ESC on February 18, 2004
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