etymology
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How the Turkish origins of ‘chock-a-block’ were lost As per the previous two posts, [here] and [here], ‘chock-a-block’ is an… Read more
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[Part 1] As per the previous post, the English colloquialism ‘chock-a-block’ (very crowded) is a borrowing of the Turkish idiom… Read more
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The English colloquialism ‘chock-a-block’ (very crowded) is virtually identical in pronunciation as well as core meaning with the Turkish expression… Read more
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