Can you name the Anglicised modern phrases from their original word or phrase?

created by geojenks
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  • I also think Semordnilap is an interesting word, its palindromes backwards but i couldnt fit it into the quiz.
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Original word/phrase/meaningModern word/phraseLanguage/Reason for change or invention
HashashinPersian
Lamb raised in house and reared by handGeneral application
DécheveléFrench
Helpe meetOld Testament
Ad breviareLatin
NoumpereChinese whisper
To have another think comingChinese whisper
NapronChinese whisper
l'eprit d'escalierFrench/Thinking of a witty response too late
Original word/phrase/meaningModern word/phraseLanguage/Reason for change or invention
Anglo-Saxon word for foodDue to larger variety in diet
Verloren HoopDutch
Eke-nameChinese whisper
NadderChinese whisper
God blind meChinese whisper
Word created to be longest in English languageEverett M. Smith in 1935
GagéeFrench
RibbesperGerman
Bog StandardChinese whisper and general application
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Word/Phrase origins Quiz

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  • Created Apr 27, 2011 in Language
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