". . . in the sink"

Posted by Roger Vick on December 30, 1999

In Reply to: ". . . in the sink" posted by ESC on December 29, 1999

: : Has anyone heard the expression "in the sink" added to a phrase to add emphasis. In the 1940s in Saskatchewan "For crying out loud in the sink" was an expression of exasperation used by my wife's mother.

: That's a new one. I like it! I'm not sure why, but the phrase reminds me of the Maine expressions that Stephen King uses in his novels.

: Not to be confused with "the kitchen sink," one entry in the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary notes "a place where vice, corruption or evil exists." Thus the expression "Crying out loud in Hades" would make sense.