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Why Do We Say That?

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1 - To Turn a Blind Eye
2 - Straight From the Horse's Mouth
3 - Caught Red-Handed
4 - To Eat Humble Pie
5 - To Pull Out All the Stops
6 - The Writing Is on the Wall
7 - To Let the Cat Out of the Bag
8 - To Bite the Bullet
9 - To Break the Ice
10 - Rule of Thumb
11 - A Grain of Salt
12 - To Run Amuck
13 - To Butter Someone Up
14 - To Cost an Arm and a Leg
15 - Cat Got Your Tongue?
16 - Burning the Midnight Oil
17 - Off the Record
18 - To Paint the Town Red
19 - To Bury the Hatchet
20 - Riding Shotgun
21 - To Give the Cold Shoulder
22 - To Let Your Hair Down
23 - Chew the Fat
24 - To Pull Someone's Leg
25 - To Steal One's Thunder
26 - A Bigwig
27 - Red Herring
28 - One for the Road
29 - Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth
30 - To Kick the Bucket
31 - A Different Kettle of Fish
32 - A King's Ransom
33 - To Read the Riot Act
34 - Once in a Blue Moon
35 - A Fly in the Ointment
36 - Blue Blood
37 - Fly Off the Handle
38 - Resting on Laurels
39 - White Elephant
40 - To Learn the Ropes
41 - A Feather in One's Cap
42 - A Bird in Hand
43 - It Rained Cats and Dogs
44 - A Shot in the Arm
45 - To Use a Sledgehammer to Crack a Nut
46 - A Red Rag to a Bull
47 - Till the Cows Come Home
48 - To Go the Whole Nine Yards
49 - Achilles Heel
50 - To Spill the Beans
51 - Ace in the Hole
52 - The Acid Test
53 - Abracadabra
54 - Hold a Candle to Something
55 - Rub the Wrong Way
56 - A Baker's Dozen
57 - Cut to the Chase
58 - Above Board
59 - Wet Blanket
60 - Not for All the Tea in China
61 - All at Sea
62 - Namby Pamby
63 - Beat Around the Bush
64 - To Pass with Flying Colors
65 - As Dead as a Dodo
66 - To Get Cold Feet
67 - As Mad as a Hatter
68 - As Happy as a Clam
69 - As Easy as Pie
70 - Dead Ringer
71 - As the Crow Flies
72 - To Give Something a Wide Berth
73 - As Thick as Thieves
74 - At Loggerheads
75 - The Whole Shebang
76 - Young Turks
77 - Bells and Whistles
78 - Below the Belt
79 - Have Your Work Cut Out for You
80 - Basket Case
81 - Sleep Tight
82 - Put a Sock in It
83 - Goody Two Shoes
84 - Crocodile Tears
85 - Ball and Chain
86 - In the Limelight
87 - Bail Out
88 - Show Your True Colors
89 - The Walls Have Ears
90 - Push the Envelope
91 - Badger to Death
92 - Saved by the Bell
93 - Armed to the Teeth
94 - To Go Haywire
95 - Barking Up the Wrong Tree
96 - Hear Something Through the Grapevine
97 - Hands Down
98 - Run of the Mill
99 - Break a Leg
100 - Get on a Soapbox
101 - Honeymoon
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The phrase "to turn a blind eye," which means to ignore something, comes from a British admiral who actually had one blind eye.
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Added: 28-Dec-2022
Last Updated: 28-Dec-2022

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 01-Sep-2021
Picasso's Publishing
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Date Issued:
01-Sep-2021
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12972
ISBN:
1-922-53125-1
ISBN-13:
978-1-922-53125-4
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Why do you "call shotgun" when you want the front passenger seat?  What does "letting the cat out of the bag" have to do with divulging secrets?  Why do you ask people to "cut to the chase"?  How come you hear all those juicy rumors "through the grapevine"?

Like many people you've probably used idioms or phrases like these without giving them a second thought.  But if you were to take a moment to step back and learn about them you'll be pleasantly surprised to discover the mesmerizing and sometimes outright bizarre origins to these fun sayings!

In "Why do we say that," we have curated 101 of the most regularly used idioms, proverbs, turns of phrases, and colloquial terms that have the most fascinating backstories.  For each phrase, we have explained how it was coined, how its use evolved through the ages, and how it gained its contemporary use.

Inside you will discover:
- What the sanitary conditions of 17th century London have to do with it's "raining cats and dogs"today.
- Why taking things "with grain of salt" has to do with an ancient remedy for poison.
- What Southeast Asian warrior traditions have to do with the term "to run amuck." - Why "to break a leg" became something worth aspiring to in the Elizabethan theatres.
- And many many more

Come inside and let's unravel the mysteries behind popular English idioms!
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Got this for my birthday 2022 from my mother.

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