Timeline for 'come rain, blood, or horse manure' American idiom?
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| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
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| Mar 13, 2015 at 13:34 | vote | accept | sojourner | ||
| Mar 13, 2015 at 11:32 | comment | added | Hot Licks | Never heard it before. Google never heard it before, save for that one quote. | |
| Mar 13, 2015 at 8:13 | answer | added | Mari-Lou A | timeline score: 4 | |
| Mar 13, 2015 at 8:09 | comment | added | user66974 | @Mari-LouA - sorry but this is what I am saying in my answer ..an expression used just on that occasion (so no idiom) then I add more information on the idiomatic part of that expression (horse manure), specifying that it is not related to the question. I don't see why it is not an answer.. OP is asking if it is an idiom or not!! | |
| Mar 13, 2015 at 8:03 | comment | added | Mari-Lou A | I think the downvote is harsh but justifiable. Googling the entire phrase reveals that it is a one-off expression. And at the same time you've answered your own question about its origins! You can of course edit your post, and ask a related question. | |
| Mar 13, 2015 at 6:40 | comment | added | user66974 | I do think it is an expression used as an hyperbole. The horse manure links are just to provide context where the expression is used idiomatically apart from the meaning OP is referring to. | |
| Mar 13, 2015 at 6:29 | comment | added | Kris | @Josh61 Did someone way it was "wrong"? The issue is with the question, and your "answer" would not answer it at all, because neither hyperbole nor horse-manure are the issue here. Please see my comment above. Please also search related previous posts. No hard feelings. :) | |
| Mar 13, 2015 at 6:20 | comment | added | user66974 | @Kris - in what way is my answer wrong? | |
| Mar 13, 2015 at 6:19 | comment | added | Kris | Is "come rain, blood, or horse manure" an American saying? No. | |
| Mar 13, 2015 at 6:09 | answer | added | user66974 | timeline score: 0 | |
| Mar 13, 2015 at 5:18 | history | asked | sojourner | CC BY-SA 3.0 |