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Coffeebreak Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Animal related expressions

We tend to use expressions like blind bat, stupid ass, greedy pig without wondering : are pigs really greedy? why do we say blind bats when in reality they can see?
Im doing an article on the origins of such animal related expressions and I would like to know where such expressions originated? how and why did they originate? and why are they so widely used?
  

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Try Googling some combinations of words: animal attributes; animal characteristics; animal associations. I'm sure you'll find something. Welcome to the forums.

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Try Googling some combinations of words: animal attributes; animal characteristics; animal associations. I'm sure you'll find something.

Welcome to the forums.
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Hi Coffeebreak,

You might find this thread interesting: Origin of Animal Idioms in English.
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hey

thank you so much.. i did find that quite helpful.
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