IDIOM INSTRUCTIONS

1. Choose an idiom that interests you.
2. Research the origin of your idiom.
3. Verify that the idiom has sufficient word origin information to provide you with enough background data for your post.
4. Draft your post.
- Create a paper draft or create an online post draft
- Print out for revising and editing
- Find a picture or pictures to enhance your post (You may have them already uploaded to your draft)
5. Have a peer (classmate) assist you with revising and editing your draft.
- Revise writing to flow in a logical sequence
- Pare down wordiness or unnecessary information
- Correct grammar errors
- Verify that your sources received credit
- Check for plagiarism or verbiage too close to original text
6. Post idiom and explanation.
7. Print a copy of your post for the instructor for final revising and editing.
8. Complete final revising and editing online.
9. AFTER all idioms have been posted and FINAL revising and editing has been completed, you will be notified by the instructor to post comments on two idioms posted by your peers.


Saturday, December 1, 2007

Chew the Fat





"Chew the Fat"


Chewing the fat means having a conversation with someone, or informal talk, or chat in a relaxed way. It also meant to grumble or complain. It was most popular in the 1800's with the British army. It slowly made its way to the United States. They think it originated by the army men being given tough meat to eat and they had to chew the fat of the meat. Chewing is like the action of speaking so that is how it got interpeted. The phrase is also known as chew the rag which means the same thing.

Examples: Let's chew the fat some time, and I had a great time chewing the fat with my old friend.


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