Comments on: Twelve words fossilized in idioms https://www.isegoria.net/2013/07/twelve-words-fossilized-in-idioms/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:20:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: FNN https://www.isegoria.net/2013/07/twelve-words-fossilized-in-idioms/comment-page-1/#comment-904428 FNN Tue, 16 Jul 2013 18:27:39 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=32175#comment-904428 “Lurch became a general term for the situation of beating your opponent by a huge score. By extension it came to stand for the state of getting the better of someone or cheating them.”

Lurchers were crossbred dogs used by commoners in the British Isles for poaching small game.

]]> By: Ross https://www.isegoria.net/2013/07/twelve-words-fossilized-in-idioms/comment-page-1/#comment-904258 Ross Tue, 16 Jul 2013 14:31:30 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=32175#comment-904258 Excellent words for the linguistic neo-reactionary in your life.

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