Let's Bring Back, The Lost Language Edition by Lesley M. M. Blume
Author:Lesley M. M. Blume
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC
Published: 2013-04-09T16:00:00+00:00
KERFUFFLE
This flowery, old-fashioned word for a “commotion” or “disturbance” is particularly amusing when the kerfuffle in question is not particularly flowery.
KETTLE OF FISH
When you landed in this sort of kettle, you were finding yourself amidst a confused state of affairs; a muddle. Imagine being plunked into a vat of wiggling, slippery fish, and you’ll understand why this phrase makes perfect sense. Regarding its origin, one source—The Farlex Trivia Dictionary—asserts that it was “a corruption of ‘kiddle of fish,’ in which a kiddle is a basket set in the opening of a weir for catching fish.”
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