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Other origin stories, some considered "fanciful", [3] could come from French instructions to mind one's pieds (feet) and queues (wigs) while dancing. However, there is no French translation for this expression. [6] Another is with regard to 18th century sailors, who were reminded to pay attention to their peas (pea coat) and queues (pony tail). [6]
In American radio, film, television, and video games, walla is a sound effect imitating the murmur of a crowd in the background. [1] A group of actors brought together in the post-production stage of film production to create this murmur is known as a walla group.
An idiom is a common word or phrase with a figurative, non-literal meaning that is understood culturally and differs from what its composite words' denotations would suggest; i.e. the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words (although some idioms do retain their literal meanings – see the example "kick the bucket" below).
A few years after that, the two met Casey Veggies, then a 13-year-old, who was a fan of Carrots’ blog. When Peas and Carrots learned Veggies could rap, they decided to start a brand and creative ...
The name refers to a type of porridge made from peas. Today it is known as pease pudding, and was also known in Middle English as pease pottage. ("Pease" was treated as a mass noun, similar to "oatmeal", and the singular "pea" and plural "peas" arose by back-formation.)
The peas and greens each have significant meaning, with the peas depicting luck and the greens the color of money. Cornbread is, of course, the color of gold. Together, they represent the promise ...
An idiom is a phrase or expression that largely or exclusively carries a figurative or non-literal meaning, rather than making any literal sense. Categorized as formulaic language , an idiomatic expression's meaning is different from the literal meanings of each word inside it. [ 1 ]
Get back to your roots (root vegetables, that is) with these creative culinary ideas.