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IDIOM OF THE DAY (ENGLISH TO ENGLISH)

Good Voice Beg Bacon Used To Mock Someone's Voice As Being Strange, Unpleasant, Or Inadequate (E.G., For Singing). Bacon, Being A Dietarystaple In Older Times, Was Often Used As A Metaphor For Financial Stability Or Wealth; Having The Voice Of One Who Must"Beg Bacon," Then, Means Having A Harsh Voice, Like Someone Who Is Undernourished Did You Hear The Way That Singer Was Screeching Last Night? I'm Glad We Didn't Stay Too Long, He Had A Good Voice Tobeg Bacon

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Used to mock someone's voice as being strange, unpleasant, or inadequate (e.g., for singing). Bacon, being a dietarystaple in older times, was often used as a metaphor for financial stability or wealth; having the voice of one who must"beg bacon," then, means having a harsh voice, like someone who is undernourished.

Did you hear the way that singer was screeching last night? I'm glad we didn't stay too long, he had a good voice tobeg bacon.

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