Timeline for What is the origin of being in "hot water"?
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| Jun 27, 2011 at 12:46 | comment | added | Unreason | Usually idioms come from common phrase or a very impressive, extreme phrases. As eating is a basic need that was present during not only development of particular language, but during development of all languages, there are many idioms related to food and cooking. From top of my head: "The amplifier got fried", "I got burned", "That story sounds cooked", "We are in such a jam", etc.. For these reasons I chose the words - "it has pretty good chance to be related", however, I think that actually the burden is on you to justify why you "wouldn't place too much on it". | |
| Jun 27, 2011 at 12:02 | comment | added | Thursagen | Somehow, I doubt that reason, but please explain @Unreason, why does it seem more plausible? | |
| Jun 27, 2011 at 12:01 | comment | added | Unreason | I think that kitchen has pretty good chance to be etymologically related. | |
| Jun 27, 2011 at 11:23 | history | edited | Thursagen | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 27, 2011 at 10:44 | history | answered | Thursagen | CC BY-SA 3.0 |