Any idea where the phrase “guilty as sin” originates? Share this:TwitterFacebookGoogleLike this:Like Loading...
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. Loading... Reply
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.
Thank you, Naomi.