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Where Did the Saying “Burning the Midnight Oil” Come From?

Posted By: Katrina Cainon: March 30, 2015In: Where Did That Saying Come From 

TweetI get some of my best work done at night and sometimes work until the wee hours of the morning. I “burn the midnight oil”, as it were. What do my bleary, screen bloodshot eyes have anyt… Read more

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Where Did the Saying “Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk” Come From?

Posted By: Katrina Cainon: March 30, 2015In: Proverbs, Where Did That Saying Come From 

Many of us have been told not to cry over spilled milk, most likely by our parents. Although spilled milk is a pain in the butt to clean up, it is hard to imagine why people would cry over i… Read more

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Where Did The Saying “Hot Off The Press” Come From?

Posted By: Katrina Cainon: March 21, 2015In: Society, Where Did That Saying Come From 

TweetWhen you think of something being “hot off the press(es)”, you undoubtedly think of a newsroom ready to distribute the latest Earth shattering headline. The term has come to mean, not o… Read more

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Where Did the Saying “A Fish Out of Water Come From”?

Posted By: Katrina Cainon: March 21, 2015In: Education, Where Did That Saying Come From 

TweetWhen you think of a fish being out of water, certain images will come to your mind; usually involving an angry fish flopping around trying not to die. Thus; if a person is like “a fish… Read more

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Where Did the Saying “Face the Music” Come From?

Posted By: Katrina Cainon: December 22, 2014In: Language, Where Did That Saying Come From 

TweetBeing a musician, I thought it would be interesting to write about the saying “face the music”. As we all know, the idea of facing the music means that you need to come clean about some… Read more

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Where Did the Saying “You Can’t Judge a Book By It’s Cover” Come From?

Posted By: Katrina Cainon: December 22, 2014In: Language, Where Did That Saying Come From 

TweetWe have all heard or used the saying “you can’t judge a book by it’s cover” when referring to someone or something that we may have preconceived notions about. Even if we know nothing a… Read more

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Where Did the Saying “You’ve Hit the Nail on the Head” Come From?

Posted By: Katrina Cainon: December 22, 2014In: Language, Where Did That Saying Come From 

When someone says that you’ve “hit the nail on the head”, it means that whatever you did or said was precisely right. It feels good to hear that we have done something right; having our ego… Read more

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Where Did the Saying “Barking Up The Wrong Tree” Come From?

Posted By: Katrina Cainon: December 22, 2014In: Language, Where Did That Saying Come From 

TweetAnyone who has a dog knows how they like to bark at just about anything, but why does a barking dog have anything to do with making the wrong assumption about something? The origin of :… Read more

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Where Did the Saying “Chick Flick” Come From?

Posted By: Katrina Cainon: December 20, 2014In: Language, Where Did That Saying Come From 

TweetAny man who has a girlfriend has a pretty good idea what chick flick is all about; most likely going to their fair share throughout the relationship. Like many other sayings we assume t… Read more

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Where Did the Saying “Busting My Chops” Come From?

Posted By: Katrina Cainon: December 18, 2014In: Language, Where Did That Saying Come From 

TweetI, like any others, have had people who have busted my chops at one time or another. Maybe I had it coming; maybe not. This saying often refers to someone who is harassing or bugging yo… Read more

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