(01-29-2023, 05:40 PM)hazard Wrote:(01-29-2023, 11:16 AM)Norgarth Wrote:
I will note that 'fly off the handle' is incorrectly depicted as an animal idiom. It's about a weighty chunk of mass literally and suddenly detaching from a handle, presumably while at speed and at considerable risk of causing injury.
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Well, John Atkinson certainly didn't draw a fly on the handle. We have a trope for this sort of thing.
Oh, and source.
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
Boycotting ALL products from the USA as long as that country's leader continues to lie about my native country.
Government of Canada: How to immigrate to Canada
Government of Canada: Claiming refugee protection (asylum) from within Canada