Origins of phrases II (#1,060)

A. It originates from the verdict of "not proven", which only exists in Scottish law

B. It originates from a medieval tax called a "scot" - if you were exempt from this tax, you were "scot-free"

C. It originates from the case of Dred Scott v. Sandford in the US Supreme Court, which concerned the freedom of Mr Scott from enslavement

A. It derives from "giblets", which would collect in a confused mess on the floors of slaughterhouses

B. It derives from Gibraltar, where the natives spoke a language incomprehensible to British sailors

C. It derives from the name of the 8th-century Muslim alchemist Jābir ibn Hayyān (Geber), whose technical language was deemed incomprehensible by some

A. It originates from the plaintive bleating of goats that become excited

B. It originates from widespread goat-thieving that occurred in the 18th century

C. It originates in the practice of keeping a goat in the same stable as a racehorse; if the goat was taken, the horse would become stressed