💧 Wet Through: Soaking in the Classics 🌧️
Have you ever stepped outside only to find the sky’s turned on the sprinkler system without warning, leaving you positively “wet through?” The origins of phrases like these can be fascinating little droplets of history.
Origins: Originally, “wet through” was known as “wet to the skin,” documented as early as 1611, when Cotgrave’s Dictionary referred to it as “Wet through, or (as we say) to the skinne.” Over time, the more alliterative “wet through” took hold, especially in American English.
Synonyms:
- Soaked
- Drenched
- Saturated
- Sopping wet
- Soggy
Antonyms:
- Dry
- Arid
- Parched
Humorous Quote:
“I’ve often thought it odd that ‘damp’ is a four-letter word.” - W. Somerset Maugham
Proverbs & Expressions:
- It never rains but it pours.
- When it rains, it pours.
- Come rain or shine.
Suggested Reading:
- The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger
- Flood by Richard Doyle
- Singin’ in the Rain - from the eponymous movie
Songs to Match:
- “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” by B.J. Thomas
- “Here Comes the Rain Again” by Eurythmics
Suggested Movie:
- Finding Nemo (because let’s face it, dampness is a perpetual state under the sea!)
Inspirational Parting Thought: “Just because the forecast says rain, doesn’t mean you can’t dance in the puddles.” – Soggy McTowel
