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Why do we actually say “jump into the breach”? ...
If someone falls into the breach, they help someone else out - by taking a stand on their behalf or by taking on their behalf. But what exactly is a...
Why do we actually say “jump into the breach”? ...
If someone falls into the breach, they help someone else out - by taking a stand on their behalf or by taking on their behalf. But what exactly is a...
Why do we actually say “cockpit”? (#179)
Today it will be hard and bloody, because even though the word cockpit sounds so harmless, its origin story is by no means so. Translated into German, cockpit means “cockpit”....
Why do we actually say “cockpit”? (#179)
Today it will be hard and bloody, because even though the word cockpit sounds so harmless, its origin story is by no means so. Translated into German, cockpit means “cockpit”....
Why do we actually say “bananause”? (#177)
The meaning of the word philistine Someone who is called a philistine today has no understanding of art. In antiquity, however, where the word was coined, it was the general...
Why do we actually say “bananause”? (#177)
The meaning of the word philistine Someone who is called a philistine today has no understanding of art. In antiquity, however, where the word was coined, it was the general...
Why do we actually say “unruly”? (#176)
People in German-speaking countries have been unruly since the 15th century. At this time the word is first attested. It belongs to the stem -span, which appears in many word...
Why do we actually say “unruly”? (#176)
People in German-speaking countries have been unruly since the 15th century. At this time the word is first attested. It belongs to the stem -span, which appears in many word...
Why do we actually say “give”? (#175)
At the very beginning there was the Indo-European root “keng”. It meant “crooked, crooked”. This gave rise to words such as ham and thighs, but also to give – at...
Why do we actually say “give”? (#175)
At the very beginning there was the Indo-European root “keng”. It meant “crooked, crooked”. This gave rise to words such as ham and thighs, but also to give – at...
Why do we actually say “kitsch”? (#174)
You can live out your penchant for kitsch particularly well during the Christmas season. But where does the word “kitsch” actually come from? In any case, the expression is not...
Why do we actually say “kitsch”? (#174)
You can live out your penchant for kitsch particularly well during the Christmas season. But where does the word “kitsch” actually come from? In any case, the expression is not...