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Q&A

Why we say: ‘mum’s the word’

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Q&A

Why we say: ‘raining cats and dogs’

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Q&A

Why we say: ‘shot across the bows’

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Feature

Why we say: ‘bury the hatchet’

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Feature

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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Feature

Why we say: ‘Cock and Bull story’

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Feature

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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Feature

Why we say: ‘Bob’s your uncle’

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General history

What does it mean to ‘cross the Rubicon’?