Out with the old, in with the new

KENDALL SCHUBERT, Business Manager

      Idioms are defined as a phrase or expression that usually presents a figurative, non-literal meaning attached to the phrase or expression, stated by Google Dictionary.

     According to Everyday Idioms the meaning of out with the old, in with the new is “to change the old to new, to leave old things or ideas behind and bring in new things or ideas.” An example would be changing old habits like eating greasy fast foods to eating healthier food like salad. 

    Senior Aspen Vinyard says “it’s important to acknowledge that old ideas aren’t always what fit best with today’s society,” Learning about newer things in politics, religion, or even peoples opinions big or small “can be beneficial to open your mind and expand what you thought you knew.” 

      This Idioms says the idiom of a blessing in disguise originated in the 1700s, where the earliest print of the saying was in the 1746 book “Reflections on a Flower-Garden” by James Hervey. 

     A blessing in disguise is a good thing that seemed bad at first, stated by English Idioms. Junior Bradley Boegner states “not everything you expect is what happens, but sometimes it works out better that way.” 

     English Idioms said how biting the bullet is to get something over with because it’s inevitable. Another common idiom is cutting corners, which is doing something poorly to save time or money. When something is up in the air, essentially it’s just undecided.

     Vinyard stated “my mom always uses the term feeling under the weather when someone in the house isn’t feeling good.” According to Britannica, the origin of this idiom is said to be nautical in nature. When a sailor was feeling ill he would go beneath the bow in hopes it would protect the sailor from any adverse conditions, as he was literally under the bad weather and wouldn’t become sicker. 

     Senior Riley Stem said “as a teenager, I hear the saying I’ve got it in the bag a lot, especially when we’re in a game or trying to achieve something.” Britannica states the origin of this idiom is widely known by the New York Giants, now the San Francisco Giants, baseball team. 

     Britannica explains that in 1916 the Giants had a consecutive winning streak of 26 games. A bag of 72 extra balls were on the field at the beginning of the game and would be used to replace any dirty balls or if they were hit out of the stadium. They then correlated carrying the bag off the field in the last inning would guarantee their win. 

    So, as Sharpay Evans once sang, out with the new, in with the new. Idioms and all.