Quiz: Phrases We Know and Engineers Understand
Quiz: Phrases We Know and Engineers Understand
You may know what it means when people say, “It’s raining cats and dogs.” But how many other phrases do you understand that have their roots in mechanical inventions?
We hear and use idioms everyday that can’t be taken at face value. But yet, when we hear certain phrases, we instantly understand what the person is trying to say and the idea that is being expressed. Often this short cut for expressing a thought or description, everyone knows what “It’s raining cats or dogs” or “Kick the bucket” means.
But while there are a lot of popular sayings, there are some that definitely have roots in mechanical devices—where people may have just been getting used to incredible new machines or other wonders of manufacturing, production, or more.
Find out what you know about popular expressions with mechanical roots in this ASME quiz.
But while there are a lot of popular sayings, there are some that definitely have roots in mechanical devices—where people may have just been getting used to incredible new machines or other wonders of manufacturing, production, or more.
Find out what you know about popular expressions with mechanical roots in this ASME quiz.
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