Sayings

Why are barristers 'called to the bar'? © Getty Images

Why are barristers ‘called to the bar’?

Where does the word ‘honeymoon’ come from? © Getty Images

Where does the word ‘honeymoon’ come from?

Why are people of noble birth said to be ‘blue blooded’? © Getty Images

Why are people of noble birth said to be ‘blue blooded’?

Why do we say "send someone to Coventry"? © Getty Images

Why do we say “send someone to Coventry”?

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Who was Gordon Bennett?

Why Americans call the British 'limeys' © Getty Images

General history

Why do Americans call the British ‘limeys’?

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Why do we say paint the town red?

Why do we say ‘rule of thumb’? (public domain)

Why do we say ‘rule of thumb’?

Why do we say ‘lock, stock and barrel’? © Getty Images

Why do we say ‘lock, stock and barrel’?

When were the terms ‘World War I’ and ‘World War II’ coined? © Getty Images

When were the terms ‘World War I’ and ‘World War II’ coined?

Why do we say ‘in the limelight’? © Getty Images

Why do we say ‘in the limelight’?

Why do we say ‘Warts and all’? © Wikimedia Commons

Why do we say ‘Warts and all’?

Why is Hartlepool Football Club called the ‘monkey hangers’? © Wikimedia Commons

Why is Hartlepool Football Club called the ‘monkey hangers’?

Where does the word ‘posh’ come from? © Getty Images

Where does the word ‘posh’ come from?