An idiom's origin isn’t always well-known, but that doesn’t stop us from using them on a regular basis. Sometimes, a common idiom is so odd or old that no one can even pin down its meaning.
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This influence is also seen in everyday conversation; many common idioms and phrases have surprisingly violent beginnings.
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Idioms—phrases that come to mean more than each word's "literal meaning" on their own—have been a part of spoken language for ...