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Hi!
Iīm doing some research on the origin of idioms for a project at the university, but there are six idioms whose origin I canīt find anywhere. They are the following:
At odds with
Build bridges
Pat on the back
Have a soft spot for someone
Kiss and make up
Fight like cat and dog
If you could help I would be very grateful
Thanks in advance
Hi!
Iīm doing some research on the origin of idioms for a project at the university, but there are six idioms whose origin I canīt find anywhere. They are the following:
At odds with
Build bridges
Pat on the back
Have a soft spot for someone
Kiss and make up
Fight like cat and dog
If you could help I would be very grateful
Thanks in advance
Hi!
Iīm doing some research on the origin of idioms for a project at the university, but there are six idioms whose origin I canīt find anywhere. They are the following:
At odds with
Build bridges
Pat on the back
Have a soft spot for someone
Kiss and make up
Fight like cat and dog
If you could help I would be very grateful
Thanks in advance
I doubt you'll have much success with some of these. Build bridges is a metaphor more than an idiom. It is just a figurative use of "bridges". A pat on the back simply describes the action that accompanies praise. Fight like a cat and a dog is a simile based on observation of cats and dogs.
I doubt you'll have much success with some of these. Build bridges is a metaphor more than an idiom. It is just a figurative use of "bridges"....
And it's a very old metaphor. The Pope was called pontifex because he built a bridge between Earth and Heaven. Ironically, because of the way the Pope lays down the (moral) law, the modern English word we get from it is pontificate (which has nothing to do with building bridges).
And it's a very old metaphor. The Pope was called pontifex because he built a bridge between Earth and Heaven. Ironically, because of the way the Pope lays down the (moral) law, the modern English word we get from it is pontificate (which has nothing to do with building bridges).
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Interesting. I didn't know about "pontifex". I guess it has the same root as "pontoon".
origin of some idioms 
- as far as the floating bridge sort is concerned. I don't know about the card-game - my first guess would be that it's a corruption of vingt-et-un.
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