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    Why we say: ‘mum’s the word’

    Dog in rain
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    Why we say: ‘raining cats and dogs’

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    Why we say: ‘shot across the bows’

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    Feature

    Why we say: ‘bury the hatchet’

    Cigar_0-bbc28b9
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    Why we say: ‘Close but no cigar’

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    Q&A

    Why we say: ‘Saved by the bell’

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    World War I

    Why we say: ‘Tommy’

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    Why we say: ‘Cock and Bull story’

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    Why we say: ‘I’ll read the Riot Act’

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    Ancient Greece

    Why we say: ‘Beware the Greeks bearing gifts’

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    19th Century

    Why we say: ‘Your name is mud’

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    Why we say: ‘Bob’s your uncle’

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    General history

    What does it mean to ‘cross the Rubicon’?

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