There are a lot of common expressions in English — especially American English. And because food is such an important and diverse part of American culture, it’s no surprise that many foods have worked ...

Writer Jonathan Swift, probably most famous for Gulliver's Travels, used the phrase in the 1700s. The quote: "the sight for you is good for sore eyes" was found in a work titled A Complete Collection ...

You’ve probably repeated some of these quotes without knowing their real origin. This post flips the script.

"The arrangement of this book is topical and chronological ... Its purpose is to explain the origin and occasion of phrases and sayings which are or have been current ...