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The idiom; "throw down the gauntlet" came from a literal action of throwing a gauntlet to the ground.
During medieval times if a knight wanted to make a challenge he would literally throw his gauntlet (glove) to the ground in front of his competitor. If the challenge was accepted the opponent would…
During WWII airman called the shells being fired at them "flak".
This is how the idiom; "catching flak" came about to mean feeling like you're dodging bullets.
Most likely the idea of needing to "put your two cents in" comes from the requirement to ante up in order to be a part of the action. The two cent ante was common during the 19th century (some home games still start that way). So in order for your comments to be considered an important part of the c…
It's always a matter of degrees.
When people are trying to say that someone completely changed they tend to say, "She did a total 360" referring to 360 degrees. The problem with that is that 360 degrees is a full circle so to go 360 you would end up right where you started. To make sense you need to…