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What is the origin of commonly used phrases and sayings?
Asked by charliecompany34 (7810)
January 19th, 2010
ok, you know what it means when you say “ok.” but how is “ok” what it is? and how about these?
1. gerry-rig
2. by and large
3. at large
4. posh, snafu (just to name a few)
i did hear, just today, that “ok” derives from a military term that means zero kills or “0K,” in other words a good report from battle of the day.
what phrases or sayings do we say but don’t know why we say them or how? where does it originate?
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