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Chris -- 2018-04-11
Letting the cat out of the back (yard? door?) is more commonplace than letting it out of the bag. The origin of the acorn idiom is obscure.
Hubby loved a redhead
My husband had the nickname Garfield from his friends. Mainly because he was short, fat, loved coffee, lasagne, and – the kicker – a redhead. At some point I let the cat out of the back (excuse the pun).
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7829013.stm)
Thanks to P0ker H0 for letting THAT cat out of the back!
(http://blog.ultimatebet.com/category/p0 … ro-corner/)
The job posting on Apple’s site has been removed. Did they find someone?? Have they let the cat out of the back a bit early?
(http://moreapplerumors.com/)
And so he’s distraught by that and then of course the rest of the movie I don’t want to, you know, let the cat out of the back.
(http://www.collider.com/entertainment/i … 681/tcid/1)
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The origin of the acorn idiom is obscure.
“Let the cat out of the bag†is the phonetic English rendition of a well-known French saying. When someone accuses you of having a ridiculous habit, you respond “Le tic est falot? bah!†But by then everyone knows you have a bad habit, so the cat is, as we say, out of the bag.
If you don’t buy this explanation, here are a couple of others.
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
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