by High Flight on July 16th, 2004

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Are there any websites dedicated to the origin of common phrases or expressions?

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by SethNess on September 28th, 2004
Yes, several.

My favorite 3 are
1) www.etymonline.com (very comprehensive, but a little dry)
2) word-detective.com (not nearly complete, but fun & well-written.)
Search the left-middle for a link to "column archives".
3) wordOrigins.org
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