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Since you mentioned nit-picking, I'll nit-pick :). You mean "die", as in the singular of "dice".
by andrewaylett 9y ago
Since you mentioned nit-picking, I'll nit-pick :). You mean "die", as in the singular of "dice".
- aaronblohowiak 9y agoI believe it is a reference to die as in manufacturing dies https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_(manufacturing) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_(manufacturing) basically the phrase is like “the mould is set”
- grzm 9y agoI believe your parent has it right: cast in this case means thrown or tossed. "to cause to move or send forth by throwing cast a fishing lure cast dice", sense 1a here: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cast https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cast - https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/the_die_is_cast https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/the_die_is_cast - https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/die+is+cast https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/die+is+cast
- aaronblohowiak 9y agofascinating! thank you!
- 35bge57dtjku 9y agoIsn't likely to be from dice because it's such an ancient expression, like from Roman times?
- aninhumer 9y agoYeah https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alea_iacta_est https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alea_iacta_est
- hbarka 9y agoTrivial detour. Remani hits the point.