Tuesday 5 April 2016

The Origins Of 13 Everyday Sayings Non-English Speakers Don't Understand

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Have you ever had to 'separate the wheat from the chaff?' Or 'fly by the seat of your pants?' Linguistic researchers found the origins of these and other everyday phrases that don't make sense to non-English speakers. Here are the 12 origins of everyday phrases, as well as one bonus phrase no one can agree on.

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