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Why Do We Say That? 101 Idioms, Phrases, Sayings & Facts! A Brief History On Where They Come From!
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”? Why do 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 explain how it was coined, how its use evolved through the ages, and how it gained its contemporary use.
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 explain how it was coined, how its use evolved through the ages, and how it gained its contemporary use.
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Publisher : Picasso's Publishing (1 Sept. 2021)
Language : English
Paperback : 123 pages
ISBN-10 : 1922531251
ISBN-13 : 978-1922531254
Reading age : 6 - 12 years
Dimensions : 15.24 x 0.71 x 22.86 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 6,129 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
2 in Slang & Idiom Dictionaries
34 in Children's Early Learning Books on the Alphabet
52 in Children's Early Learning Books on Words
Customer reviews: 4.4
1,082 ratings
Publisher : Picasso's Publishing (1 Sept. 2021)
Language : English
Paperback : 123 pages
ISBN-10 : 1922531251
ISBN-13 : 978-1922531254
Reading age : 6 - 12 years
Dimensions : 15.24 x 0.71 x 22.86 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 6,129 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
2 in Slang & Idiom Dictionaries
34 in Children's Early Learning Books on the Alphabet
52 in Children's Early Learning Books on Words
Customer reviews: 4.4
1,082 ratings
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