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Where Did the Saying “Busting My Chops” Come From?
TweetAmbrose Burnside – the namesake of the Famous Sideburn a.k.a Mutton Chop I, like any others, have had people who have busted my chops at one time or another. Maybe I had it coming; maybe not. This...
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Where Did the Saying “Chick Flick” Come From?
TweetMovie Poster For Thelma and Louise – Unofficially Credited For Popularizing the Term “Chick Flick” Any man who has a girlfriend has a pretty good idea what chick flick is all about; most likely...
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Where Did the Saying “Barking Up The Wrong Tree” 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 : Barking up...
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Where Did the Saying “You’ve Hit the Nail on the Head” Come From?
TweetThat Nail is Just Begging to be Hammered. 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...
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Where Did the Saying “You Can’t Judge a Book By It’s Cover” Come From?
TweetGutenberg Bible We 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...
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Where Did the Saying “Face the Music” Come From?
TweetAn Honourable Discharge Poster From World War I Being 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...
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Where Did the Saying “A Fish Out of Water 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 out of...
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Where Did The Saying “Hot Off The Press” Come From?
TweetPrinting Press Photo Credit WikiRigaou When 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...
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Where Did the Saying “Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk” Come From?
TweetDutch Milkman Circa 1956 Photo Credit Nationaal Archief 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,...
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Where Did the Saying “Burning the Midnight Oil” Come From?
TweetWhale Oil Lamp from the 18th or 19th Century. Photo Credit Bullenwachter I get some of my best work done at night and sometimes work until the wee hours of the morning. I “burn the midnight oil”,...
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