Why do we use these phrases & words?

In alphabetical order:

- Acid Test: Why do have the phrase Acid Test?

- Beefy: Why do we say someone is beefy?

- Bobby Policemen: Why are British Policemen called Bobbies?

- Butter wouldn’t melt in his mouth: Why do we say “butter wouldn’t melt in his mouth“?

- By the seat of my pants: Why do I say that I fly by the seat of my pants?

- Cold Feet: Why do we say that we get “Cold Feet”?

- Cold Shoulder: Why do we say that we give the “Cold Shoulder” to someone?

- Cup of Joe: Why do we call a cup of coffee a cup of Joe?

- Dead as a doornail: Why do we say something is as dead as a doornail?

- Do-Re-Mi: Why do we say Do-Re-Mi in music?

- Eat your heart out: Why do we say “eat your heart out”?

- Egg on the face: Why do we someone has “egg on the face”?

- Fly off the handle: Why do we say someone “flies off the handle”?

- Fresh as a Daisy: Why do we say someone is “as fresh as a daisy”?

- Gobbledygook: Why do we say something is gobbledygook?

- Goody Two Shoes: Why do we call people “goody two shoes”?

- Got your Goat: Why do we say someone has got your goat?

- Honeymoon: Why do we call it a honeymoon?

- In a nutshell: Why do we have the phrase “in a nutshell“?

- Jack (playing card): Why do we call Jack cards Jacks?

- Jet Black: Why do we say something is “jet black”?

- Limelight: Why do we say someone is “in the limelight”?

- Lion’s share: Why do we say someone got the lion’s share?

- Loo: Why is a toilet called a loo?

- Love (tennis): Why do I say “love” instead of “zero” in tennis?

- Mile: Why do we call a mile a mile?

- Money in the kitty: Why do we say we put money in the kitty?

- OK: Why do I say “OK”? What does OK stand for?

- On the Ball: Why do we say someone is “on the ball”?

- One Trick Pony: Why do we say someone is a one trick pony?

- Pardon my French: Why do we say “Pardon my French” when we swear?

- Piggy Bank: Why is it called a piggy bank? Where did the piggy bank get its name?

- Pitch Black: Why do we say something is “pitch black”?

- Place names: Why do we call places by certain names?

- Sick as a Dog: Why do we say someone is “as sick as a dog”?

- Sleep Tight: Why do I say Sleep Tight?

- Smart Alec: Why do we say someone is a “Smart Alec“?

- Square meal: Square meal meaning and origin: Why do we say square meal?

- Toast: Why do we say we raise a “toast”? Why do we call it a toast?

- Tying the knot: Why do we say we tie the knot when we get married?

Why do we have these Symbols & Abbreviations

- £: Why do we have the pound symbol?

- AM/ PM: Why do we say a time of day is AM or PM?

- lbs: Why do we abbreviate pounds to lbs?

- Peace Sign: History of the peace sign

- RSVP: Why do we write RSVP on invitations?

- XOXO: Why do we use XOXO as a symbol for hugs and kisses?