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		<title>A Woman&#8217;s Place Is In The House</title>
		<link>http://idiomation.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/a-womans-place-is-in-the-house/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 14:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elyse Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you hear someone say that a woman's place is in the house, are you offended? Should you be? Could it ever be taken any other way? Maybe. Read the article and decide for yourself.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=idiomation.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11558167&#038;post=2518&#038;subd=idiomation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sign Of The Times</title>
		<link>http://idiomation.wordpress.com/2013/05/01/sign-of-the-times/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 14:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elyse Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is it a sign of the times when an idiom can be traced back this far? Regardless, today's idiom is "sign of the times" and it might surprise you to find out where it all began.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=idiomation.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11558167&#038;post=2506&#038;subd=idiomation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Up In Arms</title>
		<link>http://idiomation.wordpress.com/2013/04/29/up-in-arms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elyse Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Idioms from the 14th Century]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[2 Henry VI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Heritage Dictionary]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you've ever heard of someone being up in arms and wondered how that happened, Idiomation can help explain the history behind this expression. Check it out today!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=idiomation.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11558167&#038;post=2510&#038;subd=idiomation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Creature Comforts</title>
		<link>http://idiomation.wordpress.com/2013/04/26/creature-comforts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elyse Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You undoubtedly know what the expression means, but do you know who first coined it? Sometimes expressions come from the most unexpected places! This could be one of those times.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=idiomation.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11558167&#038;post=2503&#038;subd=idiomation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>At The Drop Of A Hat</title>
		<link>http://idiomation.wordpress.com/2013/04/24/at-the-drop-of-a-hat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elyse Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Idioms from the 19th Century]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[1837]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[John Beauchamp Jones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Hampshire Business Review]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The last time someone did something at the drop of a hat, you were probably surprised by the decision. Check out today's entry at Idiomation and you may find yourself surprised by how old the saying is.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=idiomation.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11558167&#038;post=2500&#038;subd=idiomation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Seven Ways To Sunday</title>
		<link>http://idiomation.wordpress.com/2013/04/22/seven-ways-to-sunday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elyse Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether it's 3 or 6 or 7 or 40 or 100 or every which way to or from Sunday, this expression has certainly made the most of maximizing itself in the English language. So how did this all start anyway?<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=idiomation.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11558167&#038;post=2494&#038;subd=idiomation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Badabing</title>
		<link>http://idiomation.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/badabing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elyse Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone knows where the expression badabing comes from ... or do they?  You might be surprised to learn it's not the word you think it is and it's not from the culture you thought it's from after all. Interested in finding out more?<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=idiomation.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11558167&#038;post=2489&#038;subd=idiomation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Brick And Click</title>
		<link>http://idiomation.wordpress.com/2013/04/15/brick-and-click/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elyse Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not long after the expression brick-and-mortar came into vogue, another term became synonymous with online shopping.  Do you know what it was and who coined it? Check this interesting footnote in recent history.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=idiomation.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11558167&#038;post=2486&#038;subd=idiomation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Brick And Mortar Store</title>
		<link>http://idiomation.wordpress.com/2013/04/12/brick-and-mortar-store/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elyse Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Christine Dunn]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brick and mortar have been around for centuries.  The Internet, however, is a relative newcomer to society at large.  So when you hear talk about brick-and-mortar stores, do you ever wonder how long that expression's been around?<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=idiomation.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11558167&#038;post=2478&#038;subd=idiomation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bling</title>
		<link>http://idiomation.wordpress.com/2013/04/08/bling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elyse Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bling (or bling bling, as some say) is a word that sounds shiny and new but may not be as shiny or as new as you might think.  In fact, the origin of this word might surprise you more than you think.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=idiomation.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11558167&#038;post=2474&#038;subd=idiomation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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