4 posts published by Admin during April 2025| Historically Speaking
You've heard people mention tipping points in situations. it sounds like something that's been happening for generations, and it has, but has it been called that for generations?| Historically Speaking
Before there were frenemies, there were backfriends, and in some ways, they sound worse than frenemies could ever hope to be.| Historically Speaking
Did you just pull dog watch? Do you know how long you'll be doing this and do you know when you'll be doing this? Chances are the dog watch isn't what you've been led to believe it is.| Historically Speaking
We know what it means when people say everything is aboveboard, but where did the expression come from?| Historically Speaking
Idiomation certainly had no idea there were so many meanings for deadhead! This is the last week (for now) that we'll be researching deadheads so enjoy all of the following!| Historically Speaking
Oh no! Another definition for dead head? Will it ever end? Now it has to do with Jackspeak and the Royal Navy!| Historically Speaking
Who knew the term deadhead was found in so many different professions? This time, it's a nautical term!| Historically Speaking
Dead Head aka caput mortuum, is something alchemists and chemists have known about for centuries. But so have artists.| Historically Speaking
Would you believe there's another meaning to the term deadhead and deadheading, and it has nothing to do with the first three mentioned on Idiomation?| Historically Speaking
Dead-head … and this time it has to do with planes and trains!| Historically Speaking
Sometimes an idiom is hard to track down. Then you catch sight of something and track it back quite a ways before the trail goes cold. The history on today’s idiom was exactly like that.| Historically Speaking