What does "coll" mean? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
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Where does the phrase "cool your jets" come from?
Jul 2, 2013 · The OED says the phrase "cool your jets", meaning to calm down or become less agitated, is originally US and the first quoted in a newspaper: 1973 Daily Tribune (Wisconsin Rapids) 29 Jan. …
Mrs and Mmes: plurals of Mrs (missus /ˈmɪsəz/) [duplicate]
Oct 14, 2025 · Mrs /ˈmɪsəz/ (pl Mrs, Mesdames) A title used before the name(s) of a married woman Collins Concise English Dictionary Mrs. was originally, like Miss, an abbreviation of Mistress (the …
grammaticality - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Mar 18, 2025 · S. Smith, Coll. Poems (1975) 134 2004 Dariya Mahal is history. Would that it were rubble. S. Mehta, Maximum City 233 The referenced would God at P.3 is: P.3. Old English– would …
conjunctions - "All but" idiom has two meanings? - English Language ...
Technically, you're dealing with two different phrases. Which one is correct depends on your usage of them, and in your two examples, both are equally correct. When you insert a noun in between the …
What might a pub named "the bull and last" likely be a reference to?
Jun 11, 2023 · In the Kentish town/Highgate area are two pubs, The Bull and Last and The Bull and Gate. What might such pub names be references to?
"bibs and bobs" - what does it mean and where does it come from?
Nov 11, 2010 · Just exactly what is a bibs and a bobs? And where the heck did that expression come from, anyway?
etymology - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Jul 13, 2016 · 1707 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. 17 May (O.H.S.) II. 14 Amused by Charlett's trick re Tacitus. (" re, prep.". OED Online. June 2016. Oxford University Press.) 2 Thus re has been a word …
Speaking of insults: "sod off!" meaning and origin
Nov 3, 2011 · Here's Eric Partridge from the Dict. of Slang and Unconv. English: sod. A sodomist: low coll.: Mid-C. 19-20; ob.-2. Hence, a pejorative, orig. and gen. violent: late C. 19-20. Often used in …
Why do we "get cold feet"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Apr 3, 2011 · A sudden loss of nerve when embarked on a venture is called cold feet. Does anyone know why that should be? An etymology is suggested at englishdaily626. If your 'feet' are 'cold', you …