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Origin of the greeting Sweet dreams - English Language Usage Stack . . . 1908 Sears Roebuck Catal 198 1 Tenor Solos Good Bye, Sweet Dreams, Good Bye But it goes back until at least the 19th and possibly 18th centuries John Wolcot, writing under the pseudonym of Peter Pindar, used it in his poem "Orson and Ellen; A Legendary Tale" published in 1801: Also from 1801 in The infernal Quixote (Page 287) by Charles Lucas:
etymology - Origin of the saying The hawk is out - English Language . . . An additional finding in "Weather-Lore", by J H Evans, originally published in the 1896 Southern Workman, v 25, p 16, confirmed that use predated the 20th century among "Afro-Americans" (the article by Evans from Southern Workman is reprinted in the 1983 Strange Ways and Sweet Dreams: Afro-American Folklore from the Hampton Institute) In
translation - What is an English equivalent of Colorín, Colorado, este . . . Now I lay me down to sleep I pray the Lord my soul to keep May angels watch me through the night And keep me in their bless-ed sight Amen (Hug and a kiss on the forehead with a tuck-in and, "Sweet dreams, my sweetheart I love you, infinity times forever" ) They're all grown up now Thank you for bringing that back to mind
Origin of skin in the game - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Is the some reference to the Bible, Job 2:3-5:? King James Version, "3 And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause
capitalization - Which words in a title should be capitalized . . . Sweet Child o' Mine ; Proper nouns should always be capitalized appropriately This includes parts of band names separated by the word 'and' (for example) where the two parts could stand alone, grammatically Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds; Elvis Costello and The Attractions; Huey Lewis and The News
Whispering sweet nothings - English Language Usage Stack Exchange sweet nothings n colloq sentimental trivia, endearments 1900 Fazl-i-Husain Diary 20 May in A Husain Fazl-i-Husain (1946) ii 35 The sweet nothings so often talked of in the romantic descriptions 1934 C Lambert Music Ho! iii 212 The blues have a certain austerity that places them far above the sweet nothings of George Gershwin
expressions - When was the phrase sunlit uplands first used . . . If the mountain was of wearisome height, the outlook was fair; if haste and noise and heat marked a part of the highway, noble trees, and sweet springs, and the shadow of cleft rocks were ahead; if storms raged in the valley, there were still glimpses of sunlit uplands; when night fell, the stars kindled above; if the path grew rough and flinty
How did the word beaver come to be associated with vagina? From "Parliament: From the Gallery: A Sitting Short but Not Sweet" in the Sydney [New South Wales] Morning Herald (January 12, 1927): Depressed by the lassitude of a pitifully short vacation and the damp heat of this scantily ventilated room, members just spread themselves out and breathed heavily
expressions - Origin and meaning of You catch more flies with honey . . . The reason could possibly be put down to catching flies to get rid of them However, the underlying meaning of this idiom is that , you would experience more success if you were to be nice, rather than be un-nice The analogy drawn here, is "honey" (sweet-tempered), and vinegar (sour-tempered) The Phrase Finder states its origin: