A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Mon, 23 Sep '24
Cultural expression
Thu, 1 Aug '24
Bad apple or sour grapes, e.g.
Mon, 22 Jul '24
"Up in arms" or "break a leg"
Tue, 23 Apr '24
"Have a cow" or "hold your horses"
Tue, 2 Apr '24
Expression
Tue, 4 Apr '23
Figure of speech
Sat, 4 Mar '23
Never say never, say
Tue, 24 Jan '23
Challenge for a translator, maybe
Tue, 27 Sep '22
"Getting on in years," e.g.
Tue, 20 Sep '22
Put two and two together, e.g.
Sat, 23 Oct '21
Challenge for a language learner
Tue, 23 Mar '21
"Hot to trot" or "cool as a cucumber"