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 every day. These are phrases that can’t be taken at face value. When we hear these expressions, we instantly understand what the person is trying to say and the idea that is being expressed. This is a short cut for expressing a thought or description of a situation. For example, 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 have roots in mechanical devices. These are phrases that came about when people may have 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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