One of my favorite pastimes is to find out the origins of common sayings or phrases. So, I was thrilled when my author friend Sebastian White (of Quirky Claus fame) alerted me to The Phrase Finder, a wonderful resource for anyone with a passion for English.
In true English fashion, The Phrase Finder explains the meanings and origins of thousands of English idioms, phrases, and sayings such as:
- Proverbs – a list of hundreds of the proverbs that give meaning to our language like no other form of expression.
- American Idioms – Divided by a common language? Not when you understand the phrases that were born in the USA.
- Phrases coined by Shakespeare – He gave us more words and expressions than anyone else.
- Nautical phrases – the phrases came from our nautical friends.
- Phrases from the Bible – the single book that has given more sayings, idioms, and…
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s a gibson 
Many thanks for the share 🙂
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