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Idioms for Idiots - The Real Story Behind Everyday Expressions

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No one knows who wrote, spoke, or possibly drew the world's first idiom. Some language historians point to a newly discovered cave painting that depicts a large bear shitting in the woods. But was the intent simply to convey a caveman's literal fascination with the great beast's stool or was there a more figurative meaning; the debate rages on. Anyway, what we do know is that bored, unemployed English majors often write books regarding idioms' meanings and origins. Since those books already...