I Didn't Know That - Why We Say The Things We Say: From All Gussied Up to Under The Weather

From the Author of the I Didn’t Know That Series



Come Two New Volumes Exploring the Roots and Origins of



Common Everyday Phrases from our Colorful Language



I Didn’t Know That explores the histories and origins of everyday expressions ranging from All Gussied Up to Under the Weather. A clever read that both entertains and informs.



"OK. No Beating Around the Bush... Let’s Talk Turkey about this little book. I don’t think that I’m Letting the Cat Out of the Bag…This cheery volume can be read in Two Shakes of a Lamb’s Tail and will leave you Happy as a Clam."



-H Jackson Brown, Jr.,



author of Life’s Little Instruction Book







Expressions include:



Bringing Home the Bacon



Crocodile Tears



Face the Music



Knock on Wood



Mind Your Ps & Qs



Off the Cuff