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Chris -- 2018-04-11
Apologies in advance for low eggcorn content.
A tweet posted by journalist Matt Taibbi asked “Does the media have it out for Elizabeth Warren?” Link: https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1073669949309108224
I’m from the Midwest and grew up with “have it in for.” Is Taibbi’s version a regionalism? If so, it’s one I’ve never encountered before.
I’ll try to make it up to you with two eggcornish formulations, both spotted in the wild on Twitter:
– “All packed for panama, just a few odds and ins left.” – “I would love to learn the ends and outs of photography.”On On,
Paul Woodford
Paul’s Thing
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I love “odds and ins†and “ends and outsâ€. I don’t find the first already reported, but the second one is, here .
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I suppose “have it out for†could be a blend of “have it in for†with and “have it out withâ€, and maybe “be on the outs with†as well. All three describe what is likely to be the case if you really don’t like somebody and you show it.
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*If the human mind were simple enough for us to understand,
we would be too simple-minded to understand it* .
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I saw it as “have it in for” and “be out to get”.
“I always wanted to be somebody. I should have been more specific.” – Lily Tomlin
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Sounds right. All of the above could well be active.
*If the human mind were simple enough for us to understand,
we would be too simple-minded to understand it* .
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I think it’s also possible that some perps are operating with a vague notion of having some weapon (or even a phallus) out (of the holster, scabbard, pants or whatever), ready to be used on whoever they have it out for.
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