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The origin of WORDS AND PHASES...
Ever wonder about a particular saying and where it came from? What, you haven't a clue. Well fret no more. Some of the answers to sayings and where did it come from will have you saying...'son of a gun.'
Some of the sayings are hundreds of years old and their exact origin remain a mystery.
Are you ready..'raining cats and dogs'...'to be stumped'...'wrong side of the track'...'rule of thumb.'
Backward in time...pioneer days when the land was cleared to lay down train tracks when workers came along a tree stump, it would cause a dilemma.
STAY TUNED...
To propose a toast...etc.
Good Samaritan...etc.
Upper, lower case letters...etc.
Wrong end of the stick...etc.
And so many more...etc.
