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Have you ever wondered where a particular phrase or saying came from? for instance...
FROG IN YOUR THROAT-Medieval physicians believed that the secretions of a frog could cure a cough if they were coated on the throat of the patient. The frog was placed in the mouth of the sufferer and remained there until the physician decided that the treatment was complete
UPPER CRUST-Visitors to the Anne Hathaway's cottage (near Stratford upon Avon) are given this explanation while looking at the bread oven beside the fireplace in the kitchen: "The bread was put, as a raw lump of dough, straight into the bread oven. No bread tin, it just sits on the floor of the oven. The oven is heated by the fire and is very hot at the bottom. When the bed is done baking and taken out to cool, the base of the loaf is overcooked black and also dirty. The top of the loaf is done just right, and still clean. The bottom of the loaf is for the servants to eat, while the upper crust is for the master of the house.
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Mad as a hatter
The guys who used to make hats in the victorian times softened the felt over mercury and this sent them mad with prolonged exposure.
Same happened with light house keepers, as they used it the keep the lights cool.
and yes I do listen to radio 2 ! biggrin
I totally abide by the fact that we all learn something new every day, here is one I learned recently:
PAYING ON THE NAIL
In the olden' days (oo aah) payments for goods procured at markets was taken on a stone slab in the centre of a marketplace hence the phrase paying on the nail.
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