Something Our Parents Would Say A Nod Is As Good As A Wink

Those old sayings. Who what where when and how? Some of those old sayings are not only ancient but still carry an impact today. One of them? A nod is as good as a wink.

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usually came from out of nowhere, and only sometimes it
actually made sense. They had to start somewhere, who, what, where, why, when?
And how. Some of those old saints are not only ancient,
but still carry a powerful punch today. In fact, I
live by one of those old saints. Winning is a choice.
The goal of these episodes is to help preserve not

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only a language, but lessons in life. My name is Arrow.
A nod is as good as a wink. It's an
old English proverb that basically means a subtle hint or
gesture is enough for someone who understands. I laugh at
this because guys are really good at saying absolutely nothing
while allowing body parts to do the communicating for them.

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A comedian shared a great example back in the nineteen eighties.
You know how guys when they see each other they
kind of lift their head up, like saying, yo, what's
up now. According to the comedian, it goes much deeper
than that. It's a man's way of looking at another
guy while passing them, going yo, you get nanny. When
they lift their head it's like, yeah, am A nod

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is as good as a wink. It originally started out
as a nod's as good as a wink to a
blind house. It was that generation's way of saying that
if someone is sharp enough, they'll feel the nod internally.
As for who really made a nod is a good
wink a big household movement, well, it was the comedy
team Money Python. It was also the title of an

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album from the group Faces in nineteen seventy one. A
nod is as good as a wink something our parents
would say. My name is Erro.