Honestly, The Things People Say!!: The Definitive Guide To The Weirdest, Most Misunderstood and More Often Than Not, Misquoted Sayings, Idioms and Phrases.

Idioms... These fascinating phrases have now become a constant in the English modern language throughout the world. Their usage has become so ingrained in our cultures that we often don't even notice their presence lurking within our daily conversations with each other. Yet every single one of us at some point or another have been given the... "cold shoulder"... by someone, or have purchased something that has..."cost us an arm and a leg", ...or have been told to..."say cheese", ...before the taking of a photo. So what we will endeavour to do together throughout this book is try to get to the bottom of where these treasures come from and why they are used to convey certain emotions between us. So enjoy this 1st in a series of books that take us on a charming journey of twists and turns from all over the world as we try to understand these Idioms from their origins to their meanings.