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@nickel: Shouldn't that be "horse"?:-) It just demonstrates the lack of plain old horse sense in some people. They champ at the bit to get their hands on dubious medicines whilst readily ignoring the advice of health professionals. I suppose some people have always had the tendency to horse...

Three near- identical Boris Vishnevskys on St. Petersburg election ballot. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/06/three-near-identical-boris-vishnevskys-on-st-petersburg-election-ballot

Γνωρίζουμε από πότε περίπου χρονολογείται η λέξη; Αναρωτιέμαι αν είναι πρόσφατη.

Nickel says: If you're not in Australia, try this address for Halimah Kyrgios's appearance at The Voice Blind Auditions:

Μια και ανέφερε το outback ο pontios, είπα να ανεβάσω κι αυτό εδώ: Australian farmer pays tribute to his aunt with help of sheep

Από ό,τι διαβάζω και ακούω, τώρα τελευταία στα ΜΜΕ χρησιμοποιείται πολύ και το «σκεπτικιστής».

That was my point as well. It's a double entendre of sorts (without the risque conotations). See #1 above 😊 .

Ωραία ιπποκάμισα!

Να κι ένα εύρημα που συμμερίζεται την άποψη μου: Indeed the title of the song reads like a call the singer is making to the audience to actually “stand” up to those (i.e. the government) he feels are bullying us in the name of combating COVID-19...

For sure!

It's a lay expression, it's figurative. It's not meant to be rigidly exact or precise.

It definitely appears to be an Australian idiom. Here's a few examples which illustrate how it's commonly used: It seemed a marriage made in heaven: the Germans have the mortgage on engineering precision, the Italians are the masters of style. ... many punters are adamant the Hawks have a...

I'm aware it's not standard but some people do say "με έπιασε ψύξη".

Putting aside urban myths, the term " misnomer" is the very definition of medical terminology. Okay, that's an exaggeration, but on a serious note, if you were to catalogue all the misnomers in the corpus of medicine you'd be there for a very long time.

Σωστά. Όμως ο Πόντιος το πήγαινε αλλού.

Agreed. Θα ήθελα όμως να σου πω, "just trust me on this one". :-)

I forgot to mention that "having the mortgage on something" can also mean having a special claim or exclusive rights to something. Edit: Which I now note has already been canvassed previously.

Εγώ θα έλεγα το αντίθετο και πιστεύω ότι η σημασία του τίτλου του τραγουδιού θα μπορούσε, επίσης, να εκληφθεί ως κλήση στον λαό να ορθώσει στο ανάστημα του και να αντισταθεί κατά τις επιταγές και τα μέτρα της κυβέρνησης για την αποτροπή της εξάπλωσης του κορονοϊού. Δηλαδή, μια κλήση στον λαό να...

I'm surprised I missed this thread initially and only randomly came across it now. I've definitely come across the phrase many times and am familiar with its metaphorical sense (at least in the way it's used in Australia). Strangely enough I can't find any entries in dictionaries on the...

Back then I couldn't find any references to back me up but I found one today...finally😊 https://hillsphysiotherapy.com.au/caught-a-chill-in-your-back/