The Surprising Origins of 12 Phrases

The English language is bursting with colorful expressions that come from strange and surprising places. Many of them once had literal meanings that the general public has long since forgotten. This episode of The List Show is all about why we say what we say—from the poem that gave us albatross around your neck to the hands that gave us hands down. 00:00 Slush Fund 00:50 Intro 01:17 Albatross around your neck 01:54 Silver screen 02:29 Bucket list 03:01 Kick the bucket 03:26 Egg on your face 04:27 Egg on 04:59 Apple of my eye 05:36 The writing on the wall 06:15 The land of Nod 06:47 Close but no cigar 07:06 Hands down Website: http://www.mentalfloss.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mental_floss Facebook: https://facebook.com/mentalflossmagazine Discord: https://discord.io/mentalfloss


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