Why do you âcall shotgunâ when you want the front passenger seat? What does âletting the cat out of the bagâ have to do with divulging secrets? Why do you ask people to âcut to the chaseâ? Why do you hear all those juicy rumors âthrough the grapevineâ?
This is a bundled compilation of my previous two best selling Why Do We Say That books!
Like many people, youâve 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 youâll 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 202 of the most regularly used idioms, proverbs, turns of phrases, and colloquial terms that have the most fascinating backstories. For each phrase, we explain 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 its âraining cats and dogsâ today What taking things âwith a grain of saltâ has to do with an ancient remedy for poison What Southeast Asian warrior traditions have to do with the term âto run amuckâ Why some people talk a lot of âmumbo jumboâ And many, many more!
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