A-Z Database
Uninformed, ignorant of what is going on, dates from the 1400s.
To jump in and take the plunge in a figurative sense, also to go off the deep end is to lose one’s control or temper. Both expressions originated in A...
see Driver’s/driving seat
see Groovy
Means privy to some secret or not widely known information and in this sense dates from the late 19th century.
The lap is traditionally a place of comfort and to live in the lap of luxury is to live affluently and dates from the late 18th century.
This means beyond human control in the sense that events are left to their own fate. Some sources attribute the origin to Homer c. 700 BC, including T...
see Left in the lurch
see Melting pot
In the nick of time means just in time or immediately before some deadline expires. The expression dates from the mid-17th century and derives from a...
In the offing means that something is imminent, about to happen or is on the horizon. It was originally a nautical term from the early 17th century an...
To be ‘in the pink’ means to be in the very best of health and good spirits and dates in this sense from the early 20th century. Long before this, fro...
see In the black/red
see Back in the saddle/on the horse
see Shit