Were on the Rocks?
1. Ruined, Spoiled, as in Six Months After the Wedding, Their Marriage Was on the Rocks. This Expression, Alluding to a Ship Running Aground on Rocks and...
1. Ruined, spoiled, as in Six months after the wedding, their marriage was on the rocks. This expression, alluding to a ship running aground on rocks and breaking apart, has been used figuratively for other disasters since the late 1800s.
Is on the rocks an American term?
A slang term for a drink with ice. A drink ordered “on the rocks” simply means a spirit, usually 2 oz, served over ice. ... Aside from merely cooling mixed drinks, ice can also bring out the flavor in aromas in certain spirits like whiskey and scotch.
Where did the phrase on the rocks come from?
A failing business may be said to be on the rocks. The idiom on the rocks, used in this manner, is derived from the image of a ship running aground and breaking apart on a rocky outcropping. The idiom on the rocks has been in use since at least the 1800s.
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