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Meanings and origins of sayings and phrases
by possibly noteworthy at 5:04 pm EDT, Aug 13, 2007

This ought to be useful.

The meanings and origins of over 1,200 English sayings, phrases and idioms.
Whether you want to resolve a friendly argument over how a saying or phrase originated or whether you just enjoy words, you'll probably find something here to interest you.

RE: Meanings and origins of sayings and phrases
by Stefanie at 5:33 pm EDT, Aug 13, 2007

"You can lead a horticulture but you can't make her think."
Meaning: Humourous quotation attributed to Dorothy Parker.
Origin: She is supposed to have coined this after challenged to use the word "horticulture" in a sentence. Obviously it's a play on words on the familiar "you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink" and is spoken as you can lead a whore to culture, but you can't make her think.

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