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Do you have “Bats in Your Belfry”?

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Administrator

Just a little language history… Do you know where the phrase “Bats in the Belfry” came from? The meaning of the word is “Crazy or eccentric”. Bats are, of course, the erratically flying mammals and ‘belfries’ are bell towers, sometimes … Continue reading →

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