Whatzat mean? Word origins.

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Green With Envy..............

The phrase ‘Green with Envy’ means to be very jealous, or envious of what someone has.

Origin: Before Shakespeare’s days, a pale (green) complexion was associated with fear, illness, and poor humor. The origin of the idiom 'green with envy' is believed to come directly from the great William Shakespeare himself.

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Green Eyed-Monster...........

Jealousy personified.


Origin: The phrase comes from the Shakespeare play Othello. In Othello, Iago warns Othello: “Beware, my lord, of jealousy; it is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on.”

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How Do You Like Them Apples..........


A phrase used to draw attention to one's cleverness or superiority to the one being addressed, especially after a recent triumph.

Origin: I cannot find an authoritative source, but various sites on the web have it that the original "apple" was a mortar-fired bomb used during WW I.

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Thin-skinned........


Sensitive to criticism or insults, easily bothered by criticism or insults : very sensitive.

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Smitten...........

Uncontrollable happiness when thinking about or in the presence of a special person.

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Bury The Hatchet.........

To settle your differences with an adversary.

Origin: The figurative expression 'burying the hatchet' did originate as an American Indian tradition. Hatchets were buried by the chiefs of tribes when they came to a peace agreement. The phrase is recorded from the 17th century in English but the practice it refers to is much earlier, possibly pre-dating the European settlement of America. A translation of Thwaites' monumental work Jesuit Relations, 1644, suggests the practice.

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A Shot In The Dark.....................

A attempt to guess something when you have no information or knowledge about the subject and therefore cannot possibly know what the answer is. A wild guess.