Often said phrases. Where from and what they mean.

sukie

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I was walking today and heard in a podcast the phrase “tha was a pipe dream”… where did it come from?

late 19th century: referring to a dream experienced when smoking an opium pipe

Okay that one was easy but you get the idea.
 
“Cat got your tongue?”

This idiom possibly dates to ancient Egypt, where punishment for a crime meant your tongue would be cut out and fed to a cat


Yikes
 
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