"Hair of the Dog," "Knock 'Em Dead," "Once in a Blue Moon," "The Whole Nine Yards," and hundreds more: Ever wonder where these idiomatic expressions come from? Let's find out together, shall we?
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Speaking of the Devil
In Medieval times European Catholics were so superstitious they believed that if one "spoke of the Devil" it would cause Lucifer to appear. So the complete experession is really "Speak of the Devil (and the Devil appears)."
Husband, father; writer; musician, and student of meditation seeking balance, finding joy and living life while spiritually enroute to an intersection with the Divine.
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