Meaning
This is a Ronald Reagan quotation and is used to motivate players
Origin
One story about its origin is that George Gipp fell ill and when dying he asked Rockne to promise that, when things were going badly for the team, he should inspire them by asking them to ‘win one for The Gipper’.
Meaning
It means man is supreme of all creatures
Origin
From Shakespeare’s Hamlet, 1603:
What a piece of work is a man! how noble in reason!
how infinite in faculty! in form and moving how
express and admirable! in action how like an angel!
in apprehension how like a god! the beauty of the
world! the paragon of animals! And yet, to me,
what is this quintessence of dust? man delights not
me: no, nor woman neither, though by your smiling
you seem to say so.
Meaning
Used for a newbie
Origin
The earliest citation is from the Portsmouth Daily Times, October 1911:
“There is not much in the matter so far as the organ is concerned except it is so new that it is wet behind the ears yet”.
Meaning
When someone tries to do something but it does not provide any result i.e. a hopeless quest for something.
Origin
Shakespeare used it in Romeo and Juliet, 1592:
Romeo: Switch and spurs, switch and spurs; or I’ll cry a match.
Mercutio: Nay, if thy wits run the wild-goose chase, I have done, for thou hast more of the wild-goose in one of thy wits than, I am sure, I have in my whole five.
Meaning
It refers tot he white middle class of the United States.
Origin
The New York Times, 1981 used this for first time as:
“Vincent… is white bread in a three-piece suit.”
Meaning
This is said in Cristian marriage ceremonies and it means that God is the superpower and has authority over humans.
Origin
It has originated from The Bible, Matthew 19:6:
Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
Meaning
This is used to taunt someone who has done something stupid.
Origin
No definite origin is known but it has become extensively popular in UK in early 1990’s.
Meaning
Literal meaning. That the output will be as you see it in front of you. It basically is used by software coders as they say it WYSIWYG
Origin
WYSIWYG pronounced whizzywig was used by Byte magazine in April 1982
‘What you see is what you get’ (or WYSIWYG) refers to the situation in which the display screen portrays an accurate rendition of the printed page.
Meaning
This means that a no means no and no excuse will be entertained.
Origin
The California newspaper The Mountain Democrat in October 1988:
‘He wouldn’t take no for an answer,’ which gave meaning to the T-shirt Jim presented Carl printed with ‘What part of No don’t you understand?’
This phrase become popular after a song was written by Wayne Perry and Gerald Smith recorded by Lorrie Morgan:
What part of no don’t you understand?
To put it plain and simple
I’m not into one night stands
I’ll be glad to explain it
If it’s too hard to comprehend
So tell me what part of no
Don’t you understand?
Meaning
It is used when a very important decision for one’s future is to be taken.
Origin
The first citation is from The Times, July 1960:
“Even the holders of Government bonds turn out to be chiefly philanthropic institutions and trade unions when it comes to the crunch.”