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Where does the phrase Thats a wrap come from? Where does the phrase "That's a wrap", meaning "we are finished" come from? I suspect it is from the movie making process, but I couldn't find much information on its origins
The meaning of What a bum rap A rap is aggression towards you: some form of hatred and you will know what sort of aggression from the novel A 'Bum' is a tramp You may be able to find on line the song "Alleluiah, I'm a bum!" which typified those thrown out of work by the great Wall Street crash A bum rap reduces your status to that of a tramp
What is an expression you can use for when youre getting close to the . . . You can use the idiom (be) in on the home stretch I believe it is used as home straight also in the UK In the midst of the final portion of an activity, project, competition, etc Likened to the straightaway at the end of a race The bulk of the work is behind us—we're in the home stretch now! idioms thefreedictionary com The analogy comes from horse racing, and home stretch is a term used
Is it acceptable to drop the comma in Thanks, John? Commenting 12 years later… From the perspective of descriptive linguistics, I would say that "Thanks John" is used by native speakers, moreso "Thanks John!" When you use it, don't use a comma if in that context you wouldn't say it that way—if there would be no pause between "thanks" and "John", otherwise use a comma if there would be a pause