Sep 29, 2014 · No doubt to gander became the term because to goose had already been borrowed; this was taken from the way that the birds were known to put their beaks …

May 25, 2017 · Looking for "a gander at" and gamble returns results like this: Before you can play on the site you ordinarily have the opportunity to take a gander at the distinctive chances (for …

Sep 1, 2016 · Wiktionary offers a clear restatement of this idiom: What is good for a woman is equally good for a man. This phrasing preserves the gender implied in the original idiom …

Sep 29, 2014 · From John Jamieson & John Johnstone, A Dictionary of the Scottish Language (1846), tafferel can mean "thoughtless, giddy" or "ill-dressed"; and titty (in this context) is a …

You're talking about personal pronouns, not articles. As well, when you say that you don't know the person's gender, do you mean that you don't know what gender, masculine or feminine, …

My favorite mixed metaphors: We've got to stop spoon-feeding these people. It goes in one ear and out the other. And One man's goose is another man's gander.

Dec 6, 2016 · -1 What's good for the Goose is not good for the Gander. Or something like that.

May 27, 2011 · "Geezer" actually means an odd or eccentric man. This word came from guise, which was: (in Scotland and N England) the practice or custom of disguising oneself in fancy …

Mar 21, 2014 · What is the origin of this phrase? Does this also apply in case of other professions? Like the goldsmith's children have no jewels or the baker's children don't eat cake?

Oct 26, 2023 · It comes from Portuguese mongús, and never had goose nor gander involved with it. @Kosmonaut I can see your point about Mickey Mouse not being Mickey Mice, but most …