Why Do We Say That... 101 Idioms, Phrases, Sayings & Facts! A Brief History On Where They Come From!

1. All roads lead to Rome ............................................................................................... 1
2. Mark my words ................................................................................................................ 2
3. Paddle your own canoe ................................................................................................ 3
4. Make a mountain out of a molehill ........................................................................ 4
5. In a pickle .......................................................................................................................... 5
6. No dice ............................................................................................................................... 6
7. Harp on .............................................................................................................................. 7
8. In cold blood ................................................................................................................... 8
9. When pigs fly ................................................................................................................... 9
10. Stir up a hornet’s nest ............................................................................................. 10
11. Joined at the hip ......................................................................................................... 12
12. Knock on wood ........................................................................................................... 13
13. Fat chance .................................................................................................................... 14
14. A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor ........................................................ 15
15. In the loop .................................................................................................................... 16
16. Miss the boat ............................................................................................................... 17
17. Get the wrong end of the stick ............................................................................ 18
18. Ahead of the curve ................................................................................................... 19
19. Back to square one .................................................................................................... 20
20. Bull in a china shop .................................................................................................. 21
21. Mind your own beeswax ........................................................................................... 23
22. No spring chicken ...................................................................................................... 24
23. Across the board ....................................................................................................... 25
24. Stand your ground .................................................................................................... 26
25. Everything but the kitchen sink .......................................................................... 27
26. Drop like flies ............................................................................................................. 28
27. Every cloud has a silver lining ............................................................................. 29
28. A stitch in time saves nine ...................................................................................... 30
29. Kick the can down the road .................................................................................. 31
30. Call the shots ............................................................................................................. 32
31. On the cards ................................................................................................................ 34
32. Knock your socks off .............................................................................................. 35
33. A bed of roses .............................................................................................................. 36
34. In a nutshell ................................................................................................................ 37
35. Walking on eggshells ............................................................................................... 38
36. Spanner in the works ................................................................................................ 39
37. Brownie points ............................................................................................................ 40
38. Fair and square ........................................................................................................... 41
39. Laughing stock ........................................................................................................... 42
40. Keep your nose clean ................................................................................................ 43
41. Elephant in the room ............................................................................................... 45
42. Green thumb ................................................................................................................ 46
43. Jump on the bandwagon ............................................................................................ 47
44. An ace up one’s sleeve .............................................................................................. 48
45. Out on the town ........................................................................................................ 49
46. Wouldn’t be caught dead ....................................................................................... 50
47. Born with a silver spoon in your mouth ........................................................... 51
48. Fan the flames ............................................................................................................. 52
49. Down to the wire ....................................................................................................... 53
50. Bare bones ..................................................................................................................... 54
51. In the nick of time ..................................................................................................... 56
52. At odds ........................................................................................................................... 57
53. Hissy fit ......................................................................................................................... 58
54. The devil is beating his wife ................................................................................... 59
55. Add fuel to the fire .................................................................................................. 60
56. Buckle down ................................................................................................................ 61
57. Red tape ......................................................................................................................... 62
58. On top of the world ................................................................................................. 63
59. Pay the piper ................................................................................................................. 64
60. Play cat and mouse .................................................................................................... 65
61. Let the chips fall where they may ....................................................................... 67
62. Mumbo jumbo ............................................................................................................... 68
63. Loose cannon ............................................................................................................... 69
64. A slap on the wrist .................................................................................................... 70
65. Low hanging fruit ..................................................................................................... 71
66. Head over heels .......................................................................................................... 72
67. The eleventh hour..................................................................................................... 73
68. Hot Potato ................................................................................................................... 74
69. Old habits die hard ................................................................................................... 75
70. In mint condition ....................................................................................................... 76
71. Green with envy ......................................................................................................... 78
72. Cut the cord ................................................................................................................ 79
73. Keen as mustard .......................................................................................................... 80
74. Dead as a doornail .................................................................................................... 81
75. Tall story ...................................................................................................................... 82
76. Hit or miss..................................................................................................................... 83
77. Rain or shine ................................................................................................................ 84
78. Fight tooth and nail ................................................................................................ 85
79. Piece of cake ................................................................................................................ 86
80. Where the rubber meets the road ....................................................................... 87
81. Square peg in a round hole ..................................................................................... 89
82. Pep talk .......................................................................................................................... 90
83. Pie in the sky ................................................................................................................ 91
84. Bob’s your uncle ......................................................................................................... 92
85. All ears.......................................................................................................................... 93
86. Night owl...................................................................................................................... 94
87. Jack of all trades ...................................................................................................... 95
88. Chew the fat ................................................................................................................ 96
89. On the mend ................................................................................................................. 97
90. Jump the gun ................................................................................................................. 98
91. Halfway house ..........................................................................................................100
92. Bull’s eye .....................................................................................................................101
93. On a tear .....................................................................................................................102
94. Read between the lines ..........................................................................................103
95. Leg it .............................................................................................................................104
96. Mum’s the word ........................................................................................................105
97. Means to an end .......................................................................................................106
98. Devil’s advocate .......................................................................................................107
99. Once bitten twice shy ............................................................................................108
100. To the nines ..............................................................................................................109
101. When in rome ...........................................................................................................110