Where did the following expressions come from?
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a hill of beans a small amount, very little  The money he lost doesn't amount to a hill of beans.  \nhttp://bits.westhost.com/idioms/id18.htm\nhill of beans  12 thumbs up  \n \n In U.S. Marine jargon, comparative for something worthless when you can't say "isn't worth shit" or "isn't worth a rat's ass"\n\nThis equipment isn't worth a hill of beans, sir.\n http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=+hill+of+beans\n\n\n\n dogs are barking  6 up, 3 down  \n \n Translation: "My feet are tired."\n\nI'm uncertain of its origin. I started hearing this phrase around 2002 or so from different people, then it was used by one of the soldiers in "Half Life: Opposing Force" \n\nI originally took this to mean "I gotta take a DUMP!" But have been proven wrong , apparently. Nonetheless I still prefer my interpretation.\n\nI gotta sit down...my dogs are barking!\n\n \nhttp://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dogs+are+barking
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According to Wikipedia, origins of this saying are unknown.......
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These words come from different root languages and time periods. Check out this Wikipedia link:
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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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As in mind your P's and Q's?  The phrase means behave yourself, be careful, watch the details.  I've heard a few explanations of where it originated but the simplest explanation is that the expression refers to the difficulty kids have distinguishing lower-case p and q, mirror images of each other.
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That's hilarious! Where did u get that?LOL! =D\n(That's the best one I've heard all day!)ThanQ!
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Where did u hear this from? (place, person)
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Check this out:\n\nhttp://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/7/messages/381.html
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because sometimes those words are not exact quotes.  Sometimes the words in [] are only implied.  for example if you saw "i loved [the cast].  they were great to work with"...  the actual quote may have been "i loved them.  they were great to work with"
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It is used now in many places. In songs and everywhere. I think that this line came from a "tall dark handsome stranger".\n"tall dark handsome stranger" came from language\nlanguage came from man\nman came from God\nSo ultimately God made this line = "tall dark handsome stranger".
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Human originate th word for describing their feeling
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The phrase comes from a Norse (and then Middle English) verb that has been lost to us.  You might even trace the expression to the Greek verb "agein," which means "to lead," or maybe "agon," which is a contest.\n\nRegretably, it has nothing to do with eggs, egg products, or the laying of eggs.
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What the heck does that mean?
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theres are so many of them... most of them are copied from the traditional Shorthand language.\n\nLOL - laughing out loud\nIK - I know\nBTW - by the way\nTK - take Care\nOMG - Oh My God\nOTS - One Tight Slap\nGFN - Good For Nothing\nGB - God Bless\n\nand lots more are there, and new ones are invented on a daily basis. Hope this Helps
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Just in case you didn't catch it when 6 people said the same thing before, the answer to your question is:\n\nthe origin
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Sorry , I cannot find where those lines come from. I have spent the last 20 minutes looking for you to no avail.\nIt might be from the book "I know why the caged bird sings", I am not sure.
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Bollocks.\n\nIt was a saying made up from so called skilled tradesmen because the so called jack of all trades were showing them up and proving anybody could do their jobs with a little practise.