An intimate friend. This turn of phrase for denoting
a very dear associate is found in both the Old and New Testaments. Nathan says
it “lay in his bosom and was unto him as a daughter” (2 Samuel 12:3), and in
the Gospel of St. John, John, often called the “beloved disciple,” is described as
the bosom friend of Jesus. In his “Ode to Autumn” John Keats wrote, “Season
of mists and mellow fruitfulness, close bosom-friend of the maturing sun.” By
this time “bosom friend” was also a euphemism for body lice, and Jonathan
Swift’s Polite Conversation (1738) includes the pun, “I’m afraid your Bosom
Friends are become your Backbiters.” The alliterative bosom buddy is of later
provenance; the word “buddy,” for comrade or chum, dates from the mid-nine-
teenth century and originated in America. See also BOON COMPANION.
The Fexco 2024 concludes by breaking records in visits and economic
activity.
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The International Fair and Exhibition of Cochabamba (Fexco) concluded
yesterday after 11 days of constant and intense activity. Preliminary
figures indi...
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