krinkle, 11 months ago to linguistics 🐓 "The chickens come home to roost." This proverb means that a bad deed or unsolved problem will eventually return to the person causing it. So..., why chickens? Turns out, "Chickens didn't enter the scene until the 19th century". Origin: https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/chickens-come-home-to-roost.html By the way, the literal meaning is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communal_roosting #english #linguistics #IsItASoupMetaphor #ShowerThoughts
🐓 "The chickens come home to roost."
This proverb means that a bad deed or unsolved problem will eventually return to the person causing it.
So..., why chickens? Turns out, "Chickens didn't enter the scene until the 19th century".
Origin: https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/chickens-come-home-to-roost.html
By the way, the literal meaning is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communal_roosting
#english #linguistics #IsItASoupMetaphor #ShowerThoughts