Where does the saying "roll over in his grave" come from...?
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wHEN SOMEBODY SAYS THAT THEY MEAN THAT WHEN U DO SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T SATISIFED YOUR FAMILY DEAD. tHEY TURN TO LET YOU KNOW THEY ARE NOT HAPPY.
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He also said "we will bury you!"\nHas that happened?\nSoviet Union disolved without shot being fired.\n\nexcerpt from link\nWe will bury you\nFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia\n\nSoviet premier Nikita Khrushchev famously used an expression generally translated into English as "We will bury you!" ("?? ??? ?????????!", or "My vas pokhoronim!") while addressing Western ambassadors at reception in Moscow in November, 1956. [1] The translation has been controversial because it was presented as being belligerent out of context. The phrase may well have been intended to mean the Soviet Union would outlast the West, as a more complete version of the quote reads: "Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you" - a meaning more akin to "we will attend your funeral" than "we shall cause your funeral".\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_will_bury_you
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Blast from the past- it means up to mischief or " no good"  I do not know where it came from but it has been around since at least the 30-40's  \n\nI just googled shenanigans and it is from the 1920's and there actually was a play named that.  Try Wikipedia- but I am right about the meaning.
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'... It’s a fairly common American expression, known for much of the twentieth century. But it’s one about which almost no information exists, at least in the two dozen or so reference books I’ve consulted. William and Mary Morris, in their Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins, confess to the same difficulty. A handbasket is just a basket to be carried in the hand (my thanks to the Oxford English Dictionary for that gem of definition). The Dictionary of American Regional English records to go to heaven in a handbasket rather earlier than the alternative, which doesn’t appear in print until the 1940s (Walt Quader tells me that Burton Stevenson included a citation in his Home Book of Proverbs, Maxims and Familiar Phrases from Bayard Kendrick’s The Odor of Violets, published in 1941). But DARE quotes a related expression from 1714: “A committee brought in something about Piscataqua. Govr said he would give his head in a Handbasket as soon as he would pass it”, which suggests that it, or at least phrases like it, have been around in the spoken language for a long time. For example, there’s an even older expression, to go to heaven in a wheelbarrow, recorded as early as 1629, which also meant “to go to hell”. I can only assume that the alliteration of the hs has had a lot to do with the success of the various phrases, and that perhaps handbasket suggests something easily and speedily done.'
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I don't know if there's much etymology of the phrase, but here's an article about it which puts forth some interesting possibilities of the origin.\n\nQuote from the site:\n\n"Some linguists and historians think the expression must have been well known during the war years, citing a story about General Eisenhower's dog. The story goes that the dog (Felix) urinated on a map and the officers joked that the enemy was "pissed off." (Leonard Mosely, Marshall, 1982)."
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Perhaps you are thinking of this quote:\n\n"Massacre, torture, and black despair; / Reading it all in my easy-chair."\n\nThat quotation is from the poem "Theology in Extremis" by Sir Alfred Comyn Lyall (1835-1911).  The poem was first published in 1889.  Hope this helps. :-)
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My goodness, people jump the gun, don't they.  Don't feel stupid, because it is NOT a stupid question.  Answer 2 is correct.  It originated in INDIANA.  So "DUH" to the person that gave you a hard time.  Do research before you ridicule someone, sheesh!
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Here's the REAL story:  It is derived from the word "testes".  In ancient Roman society, a man would swear by his balls that he's telling the truth.  In other words, "You can cut 'em off if I'm lying!"
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actually this question was AOL's home page the other day I believe. The saying came from the horse racing track. People would offer a tip and a horse that would win and if was an insider ( jockey, trainer, ect)  or reliable tip they would say it came "straight from the horses mouth"
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There were several phrases he said when someone pulled his string.  The only one I can think of is, "Say your prayers."  Perhaps you're thinking of Buzz Lightyear's catchphrase, "To infinity, and beyond!"  Love that movie.
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the actual phrase is "let he who is without sin cast the first stone". this passage come when Jesus was protecting a woman who was about to be stoned to death for prostitution. furthermore people who claim to be Christians and attack other people (verbal or physically) are not true Christians. the word christian means "christ like" now being christ he would not do such a thing........hope that answers your question
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it comes from the fruit "baneberry" which was a poisonous fruit given to enemies in old England.\nThe actual expression is "bane of my life", meaning "he will be the death of me.
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Let me correct you on this quote. It is "I'm your Huckleberry" And yes, it was said in the movie Tombstone by Val Kilmer/Doc Holliday! One of the best films ever made! Another great line is from Kurt Russell/Wyatt Earp "You tell him I'm coming! And Hell's coming With me!" I love this movie!
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Its analogous to "every which way" or "as much/often as possible."  According to lastsource.com (which is linked below in cached form, as I was having trouble accessing the site), the phrase originated in Rome during the early days of Christianity:  In order to encourage Church-goers to show up to Mass on time, the parish priest would have the last person to arrive beaten mercilessly the other 6 days of the week.
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i have never heard of that expression.  i believe it may be a combination of the sayings \n"heaven forbid" (i hope it does not happen) and \n"perish the thought" (don't even think about it).  \nwhoever used that expression probably meant to use one of those sayings.  they are similar in meaning.
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I think it was coined by Martin Lawrence, the same man who gave us "You go, Girl!"\n\nCave\n\np.s.---Just found this:\n\n"In the case of "don't go there," the earliest citation for the phrase in print in the Oxford English Dictionary comes from an interview with comedian Martin Lawrence in Entertainment Weekly back in February 1994. At the time the star of the highly-rated Fox sitcom "Martin," Lawrence took the opportunity to complain, oddly enough, that his material was being stolen by other Fox shows: \n\n"Something ain't right," Lawrence says, removing his sunglasses. ... "We started using the expressions 'You go, girl!' and 'Don't go there!' and no one in television was doing that. No one. Now a lot of Fox shows are using the same stuff and the same premises."
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Read the definition below.  It is a Latin phrase - not "coined" or "invented" by any particular individual.\n\nLiterally, the phrase is Latin for "seize the day," from carpere (to pluck, harvest, or grab) and the accusative form of die (day). The term refers to a common moral or theme in classical literature that the reader should make the most out of life and should enjoy it before it ends. Poetry or literature that illustrates this moral is often called poetry or literature of the "carpe diem" tradition.