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Where did term red handed come from?
When I was a kid I was throwing bricks in India from a construction site. I man stopped us and I said I did not do anything.. He turns over my hands and they are red from the brick dust. He caught me "Red Handed"
What is the past thence to bite?
Bite
Where did the term 'wedging clay' come from?
The term "wedging clay" derives from the ceramic and pottery procedures to prepare clay by hand.
Where does the term jail come from?
It derives from the 'Old English' word; Gaol.
Where did the term nincompoop come from?
It comes from a bastardization of the latin Non compos mentis.
To die is to bite the what?
to die is to bite the dust
Where did the idiom bite the dust come from?
Imagine you're lying on the ground with your face in the dirt. That's where it came from. People who are dead are pictured as biting the dust because they're lying down in it.
Who sang the tiny texan?
dust bite
What does the bite of dust mean?
to be defeated in a battle
What does bite dust mean?
to be defeated in a battle
What is the size of a dust bite?
7,009 meters long
What does the french word poussiere mean?
bite the dust
When was Come to Dust created?
Come to Dust was created in 2005.
What is the meaning of the phrase byte the dust?
The phrase, "bite the dust" originates from the biblical saying, "lick the dust." It means that something has died, or fallen into the dirt.
What is a dust off?
A military slang term for a "pick up" or evacuation from the zone. A team of soldiers in the bush would request a dust-off (come get us!). The term comes from the downward wash of the helicopter rotors blowing the dust off the people boarding. Acronym that developed: Dedicated Un-hesitated Support To Our Fighting Forces
What do dust mites bites look like?
Dust mites don't bite, they feed off dead skin
Does dust have a mouth?
No, actually dust is a mixture of dirt and dead skin particles. Sometimes there is a mixture of hair too. However there are tiny bugs that live in dust called dust mites. These microscopic bugs feast on the dust they live on. Dust mites have mouth, but they are too small to bite anything except for dust.
