Where does "get-go" come from? - English Language & Usage Stack …
The earliest match I could find in Google Books searches for get-go, git-go, getgo, and gitgo is one in Louise Moore, "Black Men vs. Black Women," in Liberator (August 1966) [combined snippets]: I want …
Get-go attitude vs. go-getter - English Language & Usage Stack …
Feb 24, 2015 · Get-go and go-get are different idioms. From the get-go means 'from the very beginning', so get-go means 'beginning'. Go get, on the other hand, means to take action (go) and achieve (get) …
Word for when something makes something else seems smaller in a ...
May 9, 2020 · I'm trying to think of a word that is somehow alluding me. Imagine two people are speaking loudly, but then a third person begins shouting even louder. The third persons voice has …
"2 times", "twice" and "2X", when to use which and why?
May 19, 2011 · Firstly, they all mean exactly the same. 2X is used informally and sometimes in technical writing as a convenient abbreviation to avoid verbosity. 2 times highlights the number 2 and may be …
I'm looking for a word that means "Intended for particular use"
Dec 16, 2015 · I am trying to come up with a word that means something is intended to be used with something else, like "proprietary" without the legal connotation, for example after-market car parts. …
What is the difference between "the ban on" and "the ban of"?
Mar 6, 2018 · Welcome to EL&U. I would say 'the ban on' and 'the banning of', myself. 'Of' is a "genitive concept" (often) and - in my view - is a verbal expression, in such cases (as long as it is not …
What does "three by" and "five by" mean? - English Language & Usage ...
Jul 24, 2017 · I suspect that you're referring to what originated as a form of abbreviated common messages in radio communications. Starting in the early 1900s, "Q" codes were developed, a …
What word means "to pick out the most important information"?
Dec 10, 2021 · I need a single word, a verb, that conveys the meanings: to pick out the most important information" or alternatively "pull out the best" even "distinguish valuable information...
Is there a phrase called "flip the switch" or "flip one's switch"?
Dec 22, 2020 · “Flipping a switch” is a literal phrase describing turning an electric circuit on and off with a wall switch or a similar device. Metaphorical uses are easy to imagine—a sudden realization or …
Origin of “up and at ’em” - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Jan 19, 2013 · The phrase up and at ’em (commonly construed as ?up and Adam) is used a lot. Where did it originate?