"Run Amok"


Go crazy Go wild.


Sidebar: This short saying comes from the Malaysian word amoq, which describes the behavior of tribesmen who, under the influence of opium, became wild, rampaging mobs that attacked anybody in their path.

"Show Your True Colors"


To reveal one’s true nature.


Sidebar: Warships used to fly multiple flags to confuse their enemies. However, the rules of warfare stated that a ship had to hoist its true flag before firing and hence, display its country’s true colors.

"Old Habits Die Hard"




People find it difficult to change their accustomed behavior. People often do not like to change things that they have been doing for a long time.

"Absence makes the heart grow fonder"



This sweet saying came from the Roman poet Sextus Propertius' Elegies:"Always toward absent lovers love's tide stronger flows."

In 1832, the modern variant of the phrase was coined by a 'Miss Strickland' in The Pocket Magazine of Classic and Polite Literature.

The Acid Test





This came from the California Gold Rush in the 19th century, when prospectors and dealers used acid to distinguish gold from base metal - if the metal dissolved in a mixture of hydrochloric acid and nitric acid, it was real.

"Busy as a bee"..

Having many things to do or get accomplished.

Chaucer coined the term in the Squire's Tale, from his Canterbury Tales, around 1386-1400.

"A baker's dozen"



13..


This is widely believed to originate from medieval times, when English bakers gave an extra loaf when selling a dozen in order to avoid being penalized for selling a short weight. Bakers could be fined, pilloried or flogged for selling 'underweight' bread.

"Basket case"



Originally, this was used by the US military after WWI, referring to soldiers who had lost arms and legs and had to be carried by others.

"Goody two shoes"..



Good two shoes comes from a Christian retelling of Cinderella, a nursery tale named The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes, published in 1765. The poor orphan of the title only has one shoe – but is given two shoes by a rich man as a reward for her virtue.

Green-eyed monster

To be jealous.

Shakespeare coined this term in The Merchant of Venice, when Portia says: "And shuddering fear, and green-eyed jealousy! O love, Be moderate;". He then used green eyed monster again in his most famous play about jealousy – Othello.

"Saved by the bell"


Contrary to popular belief, this phrase didn’t originate from the popular 90s sitcom.

'Saved by the Bell' is boxing slang from the late 19th century. A boxer who is in danger of losing a bout can be 'saved' from defeat by the bell that marks the end of a round.

Give or get the heave-ho"...


To dismiss or reject someone. Cast something or someone aside!

"Add insult to injury"



To further a loss with mockery or indignity; to worsen an unfavorable situation.

"Blessing in disguise"



Something good that isn't recognized as favorable at first.

"Up To Snuff".....



As good as what was expected, required, or demanded.

"Two left feet"...........


Be clumsy: to be not at all graceful when you move or dance.

This expression conjures up an image of feet that are not symmetrical, as left and right are, therefore causing imbalance or stumbling.

It was first recorded in 1915.

"March To The Beat Of Your Own Drum"...........



To do something, act, or behave in a manner that does not conform to the standard, prevalent, or popular societal norm.

https://www.urbandictionary.com/defi...=Who%20knew%3F

a 26 year old could take down a 59 year old seasoned support worker?

"A Horse Of A Different Color".......



Something completely different or separate, especially in comparison to something else.

Sidebar: This term probably derives from a phrase coined by Shakespeare, who wrote “a horse of that color” ( Twelfth Night, 2:3), meaning “the same matter” rather than a different one. By the mid-1800s the term was used to point out difference rather than likeness.


Thanks Gemme for jogging my memory of this.......

"Beating A Dead Horse"

Beating a dead horse means someone keeps bringing up the same subject and wanting others to participate in a discussion or debate about it. While you feel every aspect of the situation, act, or circumstance has been gone over, someone continues bringing it up.

The phrase also refers to arguments that you feel are settled but another wants to keep bringing up.

Sidebar: The origin of the phrase may derive from horse racing where horses are slapped on the side with a riding crop to make them run faster. Beating a dead horse, of course, will not make it run at all, rendering the act pointless.