Episode - Knocked Into a Cocked Hat; There's the Rub
What does it mean, exactly, to be "knocked into a cocked hat"? For that matter, what is the origin of the Shakespearean turn of phrase "there's the rub"? Two unrelated figures of speech, originating from sports idiom, are explained by wordsmith John Ciardi.
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NPR: On Words with John Ciardi
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