On 11/26/06, Daniel P. B. Smith <wikipedia2006(a)dpbsmith.com> wrote:
(It's always annoyed me that people that quote
"There ain't no such
thing as a free lunch" don't understand that it is a specific
reference to the "free lunches" offered by saloons).
Well, I didn't. But you can't know the derivation of *every* saying...
Do you say "the spitting image" or the "spit and image"?
Do you say "chomping at the bit" or "champing at the bit"?
Do you say "one foul swoop" or "one fell swoop"?
Steve