where did the saying chop chop come from
Chop chop (phrase) The term may have its origins in the South China Sea, as a Pidgin English version of the Cantonese term chok chok (Cantonese: 速速; jyutping: cuk1 cuk1) which in turn is similar in usage to the Mandarin term k'wâi-k'wâi (Chinese: 快快; pinyin: kuài kuài)[1] or may have originated from Malay.[citation needed]
Margaret Wolfe Hungerford Molly Bawn contains Hungerford's most famous idiom:
Great Scott It originates as a minced oath, historically associated with two specific "Scotts", notably Scottish author Sir Walter Scott and somewhat later in the United States, US general Winfield Scott.
Inauguration of John F. Kennedy And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for youâ€”ask what you can do for your country.[35]
Religio The Latin term
My Guy Her version of the song was used in the film "More American Graffiti" (1979)