What is the origin of the word Kismet?
The origin of the word Kismet is from the Turkish gismat, “portion” or “lot”.
It means fate or the completion of destiny.
The origin of the word Kismet is from the Turkish gismat, “portion” or “lot”.
It means fate or the completion of destiny.
The phrase upside down was believed to be an early form of upsedown or up so down. The phrase came into popularity during the Elizabethan Age.
The use of Ain’t as a substitute for am not or are not dates back to the reign of King Charles II, about 300 years. It is unclear how or why it became unacceptable in the English Language.
A fortnight is fourteen days.
A Fascist general named Gonzalo Queipo de Llano y Sierro is said to have coined the phrase during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). As four Fascist army columns closed in on Madrid, the general described his supporters inside the city as a “fifth column.” The term came to mean any group of subversives trying to…
The old saying waiting till the cows come home is almost 400 years old. It refers to the early-morning hour when cows line up at the farm gates, ready to be milked.
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