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| Name | AMAZING Origins of Common Phrases |
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| Video Discription | We have the most bizarre sayings in the English language that we use on a regular basis. We have a broad idea of what the saying means, but where the sayings come from doesn’t really enter our heads. So, today we’re going to figure out why a bird in the hand is worth "two in the bush" or why anyone would fly off the handle! Subscribe to Talltanic http://goo.gl/wgfvrr Watch our "Evidence That Aliens HAVE Visited Earth " video here:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL227eb9FSI Watch our "CRAZY Ideas That Actually Worked!" video here- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0n2wEAiOcg Watch our UNBELIEVABLE Items Found After Tsunamis !" video here- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNNLwdBI7Gk 13 - Caught between a rock and a hard place… Today this would mean that you’re out of options or whichever choice you make is going to be challenging. Its origin is from the Greek poem, The Odyssey. In it there’s a part where the hero has to choose between sailing close to the monster Scylla or heading to the whirlpool Charybdis – both awful decisions overall. 12 - Run of the mill… This common phrase refers to something that is pretty ordinary, but it can be traced back to the run from a textile mill. This would be the run that was produced before any patterns, decorations or embellishments had been added, making it rather ordinary. 11 - Close but no cigar… In the 19th century, carnivals were not quite like we know them today and they were more targeted at adults than children. There were no stuffed animals as prizes, but rather cigars for the adults, hence the saying, close but no cigar. From the 1930’s, the phrase was used for any occasion when someone almost won something but just missed it. 10 - Hair of the dog… We use the shortened version of the longer phrase, “hair of the dog that bit you,” which is a way of referring to a hangover cure today. Those struggling with hangovers believe that drinking more the following day will cure them. Way back when, anyone bitten by a rabid dog would cure themselves by applying that exact dog’s hair to the wound, hence the hair of the dog that bit you. 9 - Bite the bullet… Biting the bullet is an expression that we still use often today, and it means to just suck it up and face the unpleasant situation. This expression has its roots from a time before anesthetics were around and injured soldiers would have to bite down on a bullet to help them through the pain of whatever operation or amputation they were going through. 8 - Read the riot act… Parents do this to their kids all the time, basically giving them a stern warning. The riot act was an actual law that Britain passed in 1714. It was put in place to prevent riots and it only went into effect when it was read out aloud by an official. If an officer felt too many people were gathering at once, looking for trouble, he would proceed to read the Riot Act and have them disperse otherwise they would face punishment. 7 - Once in a blue moon… We would use this phrase very occasionally, like, once in a blue moon! It really refers to the second blue moon in the same month, which is a rare occasion that usually happens once ever 2.7 years. It’s not technically blue, but rather grey or white – like any other full moon. It can change color if there has been a volcanic eruption of forest fires, making it appear blue in the haze. 6 - Bring home the bacon… This one’s origin isn’t really known, but some like to believe it’s a Great Dunmow tradition that began in 1104. It’s been said the Prior of Little Dunmow was so impressed with a dedicated married couple that he gave them an entire side of bacon. It became a tradition and even featured in Chaucer's 1395 The Wife of Bath's Tale and Prologue. 5 - Off the record… This saying means that if you’re telling a story about something and you don’t want whatever it is you’re saying published, you would say “off the record.” It was a phrase introduced by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1932 who was quoted as saying to the Daily Times-News that it was so refreshing to speak “off the record,” knowing they wouldn’t quote him in the papers. 4 - Cold Shoulder… We’ve all received it or given it, and by giving the cold shoulder we make someone feel unwelcome. Its origin involved giving an unwelcome visitor the cheapest piece of meat when they came, which was a cold shoulder of mutton. 3 - Have your work cut out… This one comes from the tailoring world where all the pieces of a garment are cut out before they’re sewn together, literally meaning the work is cut out…today it refers to having a big job ahead of you, which is manageable but time-consuming. 2 - Under the weather… Again, we have the sailors to thank for this saying, which means we’re feeling poorly. It originally referred to the side of the ship that bore the brunt of the windy weather during storms. To avoid getting ill during these rough seas, they’d head down to their cabins be “under the weather” until the storm passed. 1... 4pmXHi76is0 |
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