Colonial Sayings and Their Meanings
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These are sayings that originate from colonial America. Below the images are explanations of the expressions. Do you know how we use them today?
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- To give someone the cold shoulder
- Where's my steak, mashed potatoes, and candied carrots?
- These cold vegetables should give him the hint!
- To pull the wool over someone's eyes
- It's easy to rob someone if they can't see me do it!
- HELP! I'VE BEEN ROBBED! ...and my wig's askew!
- To turn over a new leaf
- This book is so inspiring!
- When someone overstayed their welcome, the hosts would serve their guests cold meat instead of a warm meal.
- To let the cat out of the bag
- I wish you had opened the bag after you left my farm...
- I PAID FOR A PIG, NOT A CAT!
- Robbers on the street would pull the wigs (or wool) over wealthy individuals' eyes to confuse them while robbing them.
- To go overboard
- OHMYGOODNESS! WHY DID YOU GO SO CLOSE TO THE EDGE! GIRL OVERBOARD! GIRL OVERBOARD!!!
- AHHHHH!!!
- Pages in a book were called “leaves”. When you turned over a new leaf it meant you were turning the page in a book.
- To crack a smile
- Oh no! I can't think funny thoughts in this cold weather! It's going to ruin my makeup!
- A dishonest farmer, claiming to be selling a young pig, might substitute a cat or some other valueless animal in a tied bag.
- What just happened?!?
- When traveling by ship, people needed to be careful not to go overboard and into the sea.
- Because of small pox, women would put wax on their faces to even out their skin surface. If you put too much wax on your face and happen to smile, you could crack your wax, especially when it was cold outside.
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