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\n Why do you \u201ccall shotgun\u201d when you want the front passenger seat? What does \u201cletting the cat out of the bag\u201d have to do with divulging secrets? Why do you ask people to \u201ccut to the chase\u201d? Why do you hear all those juicy rumors \u201cthrough the grapevine\u201d?<\/p>\n

Like many people, you\u2019ve 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\u2019ll be pleasantly surprised to discover the mesmerizing and sometimes outright bizarre origins to these fun sayings!<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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What the sanitary conditions of 17th century London have to do with its \u201craining cats and dogs\u201d today.What taking things \u201cwith a grain of salt\u201d has to do with an ancient remedy for poison.What Southeast Asian warrior traditions have to do with the term \u201cto run amuck.\u201dWhy \u201cto break a leg\u201d became something worth aspiring to in the Elizabethan theaters.And many, many more!<\/p>\n

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Publisher \u200f : \u200e Picasso’s Publishing (September 1, 2021)
Language \u200f : \u200e English
Paperback \u200f : \u200e 123 pages
ISBN-10 \u200f : \u200e 1922531251
ISBN-13 \u200f : \u200e 978-1922531254
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