One of the selling points for cars used to be how fast they could go from 0 to 60 miles per hour. The phrase 'go like 60' builds on that, implying that you should tackle a task as though you were already going 60 miles per hour.
The phrase "play hooky" meant to 'not go to school'. The origin seems to be with the Amish in Iowa -- at least that is where I learned it. Amish go to school only until 6th grade. They also use hooks and eyes for their clothing, rather than buttons. So the Amish were always referred to as "hookies" by others 'the English' as we were called. So to be like the Amish and not go to school was to play (like a) hookie.
The phrase first appeared in the mid-1960s in African-American slang, and "get-go" is simply a transformation of the verbal phrase "get going" into a noun form meaning "the starting point, the beginning." Subsequent mutations include "from the git-go" and "from the get (or git)."
Turn in "go to bed" is attested from 1695, originally nautical.
It's a boating phrase. Overboard means to go over the board, which is part of the boat. If you go overboard on a boat, you fall out into the water. As an idiom, it has come to mean doing so much that it seems excessive.
a truncated sentence can be used as a short phrase like, I didn't go. or Something was wrong.
The phrase "play hooky" meant to 'not go to school'. The origin seems to be with the Amish in Iowa -- at least that is where I learned it. Amish go to school only until 6th grade. They also use hooks and eyes for their clothing, rather than buttons. So the Amish were always referred to as "hookies" by others 'the English' as we were called. So to be like the Amish and not go to school was to play (like a) hookie.
Hogs are not known to act with self restraint. It is a direct comparison to an animal. Sometimes people act like hogs.
Turn in "go to bed" is attested from 1695, originally nautical.
The phrase first appeared in the mid-1960s in African-American slang, and "get-go" is simply a transformation of the verbal phrase "get going" into a noun form meaning "the starting point, the beginning." Subsequent mutations include "from the git-go" and "from the get (or git)."
Turn in "go to bed" is attested from 1695, originally nautical.
The phrase "from around" typically means from various places or sources, indicating a broad or diverse origin.
The phrase originates from the time in history when hangings were a very common occurence. When there was a lack of entertainment, the townspeople would go 'out' to watch a hanging. From then on, the phrase "hanging out" became part of of the common vernacular.
you have to go on someone like mine
"Bom de bom go non" does not have a known meaning or origin. It may be a made-up or nonsensical phrase.
it means something like curses on you! or nanny nanny go go!
The origin of the phrase "good to go" is unclear, but it likely originated in military jargon as a way to indicate readiness to proceed with a mission or task. It has since become a commonly used phrase in everyday language to signify being prepared or ready for something.
you have to go on someone like mine