I was wondering if anyone knows of a website where I can find the origin of common phrases, such as "raining cats and dogs" or "spitting image" and such. I am a teacher and would like to share with my kids.
2006-08-06 18:50:53 · 7 answers · asked by Chloe_06 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
You have a good selection so far. I searched Google for idiomatic expressions and found several prospective sites. Here is one for teachers:
www.idiomaticexpressions.com/
2006-08-06 19:59:07 · answer #1 · answered by tichur 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://www.wordorigins.org/ appears pretty good, and has an explanation for both your phrases.
Alternatively, if you need more in-depth information about a specific subject (such as raining animals) you could check out en.wikipedia.org - a very large online encyclopedia.
2006-08-07 02:03:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Wiki quote.
2006-08-07 01:57:03 · answer #3 · answered by Giggly Giraffe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Spitting image" comes from "spirit and image," so as to say that someone is the spirit and image of someone else.
2006-08-07 01:55:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try this web site
http://www.idiomsite.com/
2006-08-07 01:56:32 · answer #5 · answered by hottie_n_ms69 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are idioms. try this link on idioms:
2006-08-07 01:54:58 · answer #6 · answered by asdfgh. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wikiquote.com
2006-08-07 08:02:42 · answer #7 · answered by t c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋