Re: Hare or hair?
- From: David Friedman <ddfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 10:21:50 -0800
In article <1hbgp2v.gmkpg9kl24dvN%usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Catja Pafort) wrote:
Rich Weyand wrote:
Normally it's he HAS 'a wild hair', short for 'a wild hair up one's bum',
meaning they're kind of, well, fidgety about this or that issue. "He has a
real wild hair about people humming while he's trying to drive."
I can honestly say this is the first time I've come across that
particular expression.
Also true for me.
Which side of the Atlantic is it native to? "Bum" suggests right side.
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