Many of these phrases have old, curious and even funny stories
Popular expressions are part of our daily lives.
They are in conversations with friends, news, memes and even in soap operas. But have you ever wondered where you came from?
Many of these phrases have, curious and even funny.
And most interesting: even if the times have changed, we keep repeating these popular expressions as if they were new.
The origin little known behind 6 famous popular expressions
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This is one of the most commonly used popular expressions to talk about who is out of money.
The origin comes from the seventeenth century, at a time when the difference between rich and poor was easy to notice even by the feet.
While the wealthy wore clean, well -kept shoes, poor peasants walked, often barefoot or with such spent shoes that they lived in clay.
Before entering the churches, they needed to scrape this clay into metal supports at the entrance.
Hence the term “Rapado Foot” emerged: those who had no resources needed to clean the foot the way it gave.
Over time, the expression became synonymous with humble and without possessions.
2. Look at the bird!
Nowadays, everyone takes a picture with a cell phone. But in the nineteenth century, taking a photograph was a long and difficult process.
The cameras of the time required people to stop for several minutes.
This was especially complicated when children photographed.
To solve this, photographers created a trick: they put a cage with a bird behind the camera and said “look at the bird!”
So everyone looked in the right direction and became immovable long enough.
3
This expression has two possible origins. The first comes from the 17th century Portuguese navigators. They used the term “thick view” to refer to a quick observation, without attention to the details.
In the high seas, this could be dangerous, but it was often a practical way to travel without worrying about each small failure.
The second explanation is English. It is said that Admiral Horatio Nelson, blinded by one eye, used the spyglass precisely in the blind eye during a battle to pretend that he saw no retreat orders.
He wanted to ignore the order and keep attacking. That is, he chose “to turn a blind eye”.
One way or another, the idea is always the same: pretending you didn’t see something wrong.
4. Flour of the same bag
In the field, it was common to store flour of different qualities in separate bags.
The best went to one side, the worst to the other. Mixing everything was a sign of carelessness or bad faith.
Thus, when two people are called “flour of the same bag”, the idea is that they are equal – usually in some dubious defect or behavior.
Over time, the phrase has gained critical tone.
Today, it is one of the most commonly used popular expressions to indicate that “so -and -so” have the same kind of attitude, and is not usually a compliment.
5. Honeymoon
Today, “honeymoon” is synonymous with romantic travel, beautiful photos and early life for two.
But the origin of the expression is much older.
In the Middle Ages, in England and Germany, the newlyweds drank mead-a drink made with fermented honey-during the first month of marriage, following the moon cycle.
It was believed that this increased fertility and brought luck to the couple.
Over time, the practice was changing, but the name was.
And so, “Honeymoon” entered the group of popular expressions that carry tradition and romanticism at the same time.
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Finally, we have an expression that refers to poverty and lack of structure. There are two possible origins.
The first is in the architecture: rich houses had roofs with three parts – threshing, Beira and Triba.
The simplest, in turn, had only the tribeira. Those who lived in a house “without eira or border” was poor, with basic and incomplete housing.
The other version comes from the countryside. The thin was the yard where the grains dried.
Without a border (the border), the beans could get lost with the wind.
Thus, those who had neither eira nor border were someone without conditions or structure to protect their own harvest.
In both cases, the expression was marked as synonymous with misery or disorganization.
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