Any idea where the phrase “guilty as sin” originates?
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"The use of language is all we have to pit against death and silence." ~ Joyce Carol Oates
"The use of language is all we have to pit against death and silence." ~ Joyce Carol Oates
Any idea where the phrase “guilty as sin” originates?
I think it started with “as heavy as sin” as a religious way of comparing burdens. So sinning is harder on one than having a bad hair day. Guilty…
Miserable….
Ugly….
Black…. came along to compete with the gravitas of “heavy.”
Yeah, that sounds right.
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Thank you, Naomi.
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