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Originally Posted by ApK
Who did you think needed an explaination of what "hang up a phone" meant? 
Many people have never seen those phones outside of a movie.
And...."Crack the whip" is merely figurarive, not at all the same thing as the other examples. |
Horses, Mules. Slaves
Teamsters (Have a look at their (the Union) current logo) Crack the whip was a very real "get working (faster)"
How many people stop and think of 'Why" we use that word or phrase.
Trivia time: Everythings Hunky Dory ?