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OLD SAYING
Lessson
PrIde goes
BeFore a FaLL
This old saying comes from the Bible, from Proverbs 16:18 'Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall'.
PuLL ouT aLL THe sToPs This saying comes from church organs. Pulling out a stop lets air flow through a pipe and make a sound.
red HerrIng
Poachers and other unsavory characters would drag a herring across the ground where they had just walked to throw dogs off their scent. (Herrings were made red by the process of curing).
red LeTTer days
In the Middle Ages saints days were marked in red in calendars. People did not work on some saint’s days or holy days. Our word holiday is derived from holy day.
sHoW your True coLors Pirate ships would approach their intended victim showing a false flag to lure them into a false sense of security. When it was too late for the victim to escape they would show their true colors-the jolly roger!
sPInnIng a yarn
Rope was made in ports everywhere. The rope makers chatted while they worked. They told each other stories while they were spinning a
yarn.
sTarT From scraTcH This phrase comes from the days when a line was scratched in the ground for a race. The racers would start from the scratch.
WeIgH ancHor
The 'weigh' is a corrup- tion of the old word wegan which meant carry or lift.
once 'through thicket and thin wood'. It meant mak- ing your way through a dense wood and through one where trees grew more thinly.
TaKen aBacK
If the wind suddenly changed direction a sail- ing ship stopped moving forward. It was 'taken aback', which was a bit of a shock for the sailors.
sPoIL THe sHIP For a Ha'Penny
HaVe no TrucK WITH WorTH oF Tar
Truck originally meant barter and is derived from a French word 'tro- quer'. Originally if you had no truck with some- body you refused to trade with him or her. It came to mean you refused to have anything to do with them.
Tongue In cHeeK
In the 18th century stick- ing your tongue in your cheek was a sign of con- tempt. It is not clear how speaking with your tongue in your cheek took on its modern meaning.
THrougH THIcK and THIn This old saying was
Originally 'ship' was sheep and the saying comes from the practice of covering cuts on sheep with tar.
To see a man
aBouT a dog
This old saying first appeared in 1866 in a play by Dion Boucicault (1820-1890) called the Flying Scud in which a character makes the excuse that he is going 'to see a man about a dog' to get away.
scoT Free
This has nothing to do with Scotland. Scot is an old word for payment so if you went scot free you went without paying.
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Hutch 1920’s-30’s
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Full Mattress, memory form, xlnt cond $120 • 213-276- 5968388
Dining room set • 974-3380388
Coffee table w/ smoky glass, oak $60 aft 10am • 794-8522387
Rocking chair $30 • 794-
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Queen bed w/ dresser & night stands $125 • 945- 9613387
Queen bed $100 • 945-
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Full Postrupedic mattress, xlnt cond $90 • 579-0369- Call bet 1pm-7pm387
Dining table w/ 4 chairs, good cond $100 • 579-0369
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2 Large very beautiful mir- rors, 18”x60”, good antique
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Dresser w/ mirror • 350- 2896386
Queen mattress • 350- 2896386
2) Living room sets • 350- 2896386
Nice & large Birch coffee table, 2 doors, like new $49 • 946-2783385
Metal frame bar stool. Solid & sturdy. One only. Could use a paint job $20 • 272- 9273 bet 8:30am-8:30pm385
Maternity glider/swivel/ rocker $73. For pregnant or after birth. Great cond • 272-9273 bet 8am-8:30pm378
Antique solid wood end table. Maybe late 50’s to early 60’s. 19 1/2” wide x 23” tall x 26” long $50firm • 272-9273 bet 8am-8:30pm377
4 tier wicker shelf $35. Good cond, free standing, stable. 20” wide x 11 1/2” deep x 51” tall • 272-9273 bet 8am-8:30pm376
Torch style lamp, upright, black, sturdy, great cond $27 • 272-9273 bet 8:00am- 8:30pm only375
Antique wooden fold down dining table $75. Maybe mid 1950?. Sturdy & fashion- able. 46 3/4” wide x 40” long x 30” tall. 2sides, fold down. No removable leaf • 272-9273 bet 8:30am- 8:30pm only373
Twin size metal rolling “L” shape bed frame. Looks & works great $23. Frame only, no bed • 272-9273 bet 8am-8:30pm only359
Queen size metal “L” shape bed frame. Rolls & folds up. Ready now, low price $35 • 272-9273 bet 8am-8:30pm only359
Twin/full size adustable rolling bed frame, great cond $25 • 272-9273 bet 8:30am-8:30pm only354
Wooden stool for work bench, solid & sturdy $15 • 272-9273 bet 8am-8:30pm
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Antique radio flyer wagon $69. It’s been exposed to outside weather. Great peti- na • 272-9273 bet 8:30am- 8:30pm387
1800 Mahogany antique rocking chair w/ needle point seat, very old, sturdy w/ crow feet $150 • 722- 6785387
1945 Antique Maytag wash- ing machine. Upright “Wringer”. Motor still works $100 • 722-6785385
Antique wooden chair. Real old, solid wood chair. Mid 1940’s- Mid 50’s. Maybe old school house chair. Ready to be refurbished • 272- 9273 bet 8:30am-8:30pm
385
Costco stair/step stool, xlnt cond 40-50yrs old. 13 1/2” wide x 11” deep x 35” tall $47 • 272-9273 bet 8:30am-
371 8:30pm
Antique Mantel Clock col- lection. Late 1800's to 1930's & 60's. 6 clocks total, All $2200 • 265-0261pd
Antique 1060’s tricycle for restoration project. Complete. Restore it or used as yard decoration $40 • 272-9273 bet 8am- 8:30pm only352
Entertainment ctr, holds 37” tv $50 • 794-8522387
Antique rocking chair, mahogany, claw feet, good cond • 722-6785387
Formal entertainment ctr, glass door, dark wood, lights, glass shelves $200 •
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