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| − | '''Does not know "come here" from "sic them"''' is an idiom to denote complete ignorance. The person or thing that is being discussed is being compared to a [[dog]] that does confuses the command to "come here" with the command to "sic them" (that is to attack). When spoken with a thick Texas accent, the phrase rolls of the tongue as "don't know comer from sikum." It has also been shorted to "Here from sic 'im".<ref>{{cite news|url= | + | '''Does not know "come here" from "sic them"''' is an idiom to denote complete ignorance. The person or thing that is being discussed is being compared to a [[dog]] that does confuses the command to "come here" with the command to "sic them" (that is to attack). When spoken with a thick Texas accent, the phrase rolls of the tongue as "don't know comer from sikum." It has also been shorted to "Here from sic 'im".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/13/magazine/on-language-sic-em.html|title=ON LANGUAGE; Sic 'Em!|first=William |
|last=Safire|date=June 13, 1993|accessdate=February 6, 2015|work=New York Times}}</ref> | |last=Safire|date=June 13, 1993|accessdate=February 6, 2015|work=New York Times}}</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Idioms]] | [[Category:Idioms]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:23, September 26, 2018
Does not know "come here" from "sic them" is an idiom to denote complete ignorance. The person or thing that is being discussed is being compared to a dog that does confuses the command to "come here" with the command to "sic them" (that is to attack). When spoken with a thick Texas accent, the phrase rolls of the tongue as "don't know comer from sikum." It has also been shorted to "Here from sic 'im".[1]
References
- ↑ Safire, William. "ON LANGUAGE; Sic 'Em!", New York Times, June 13, 1993. Retrieved on February 6, 2015.