‘I resemble that remark’: meaning and early occurrences

3rd Jul 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

a deliberate malapropism punning on ‘I resent that remark’—USA, 1940

history of the phrase ‘a bowl of cherries’

22nd Jun 2019.Reading time 23 minutes.

USA 1931—a highly enjoyable situation or experience—from ‘life is just a bowl of cherries’ 1928—popularised by song ‘Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries’ 1931

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Tag: George Jessel

‘I resemble that remark’: meaning and early occurrences

history of the phrase ‘a bowl of cherries’