Raining Cats and Dogs
Earlier this week marked the first day of Winter. For many of us this means snow and lots of of it. For those of us in…
Don’t Take Any Wooden Nickels
Wooden Nickels first made their debut in the 1930’s, mostly in the State of Washington, as a response to the need for currency during the Depression.…
‘Till the Cows Come Home
Most people are familiar with the phrase “’til the cows come home,” but what do cows coming home have to do with any situation you might…
“Bite the Bullet”
We’ve all faced those unavoidable challenges in life where we’ve had to bite the bullet, so to speak. The phrase is not uncommon and is used…
Know Your Onions
To “know your onions” means knowing a lot about a subject. It’s a phrase that isn’t so common anymore. It’s a child of 1920’s slang, a slang…
It Costs an Arm and a Leg
According to this common idiom, anything that costs “an arm and a leg” is very expensive. Many claim to know where the phrase “an arm and…
Why Do You “Lose Your Marbles”?
To “lose your marbles” means to go crazy. Once you lost your marbles, your sanity is far gone. But that seems like an odd association –…
Keep the Ball Rolling
You’ve probably used the idiom before; you want to “keep the ball rolling”. The phrase, if you aren’t familiar, means to keep up a situation or…
That Just Takes the Cake!
You’ve heard the phrase before – often as an expression of incredulity. “That just takes the cake!” But what does cake have to do with winning…
More Bang for Your Buck
The phrase means “more value for your money,” and it has a more political origin than you might expect. It all starts in the 1950’s with…
