Today without a clue means to have no knowledge of something, but it once had a different meaning. A clue (also spelled clew) was a globular ball formed from coiling worms or the like or, more specifically, a ball of thread. In Greek myth – the tale of Theseus and the Minotaur. Theseus entered the […]
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DYK: The phrase Katy bar the door dates back to the 13th century
The phrase KATY BAR THE DOOR – dates back to 1437. A lady by the name of Catherine Douglas was attempting to save Scottish King James I when he was under attack. The story goes that the room the king was hiding in had a door without a bar. Catherine tried to bar the door […]