Old Phrases We Still Use Today And Where They Originated From🤯😅 #history #idioms #phrases #words

[paddypen]

Bakers dozen is based on the size of the loaves not the number. Undersized loaves could lead to a punishment. The extra loaf was to ensure that the total weight was right.

[The_Disappearing_Ms_Herrod]

People were so stylish back in the day.

[anthonyperno]

Good stuff. I enjoyed the short.

On the baker's dozen. It wasn't the count. There was a weight milnimum subject to fines.

Making rolls is not a 'science', and a baker couldn't t guarantee his dozen rolls would reach the regulated minimum.

By adding the 13th roll, it ensured the weight would be met or at least show good faith if it still came up lite.

Today, we are seeing a deliberated product shrinkage similar to what the bakers were being accused of (thus the weight regulations).

[michaelgarcia]

Damn I just realized how loosely I been using the phrase “Over the top”

[stilllearning]

I always wondered who Scott was and why he got to go free. 🤣

[clarencethomas]

I like the idea of the chip on your shoulder, we should bring it back

[JayRedding_]

"Pushing the envelope" I heard came from WW2 planes pushing their flight envelope, their speed, altitude etc.

[johnnyboy-fv]

I read an extensive article about 'scot-free' and it is completely different to the etymology described in this vid.

[smartfortwo]

This is easily one of the best channels on YouTube! These old saying origins are amazing!

[russellmcmahan]

I love this channel. Fascinating. Thanks

[dayreese]

My Grandmother Betty was born in 1941. She told me when she would get in a disagreement in school. They would do the chip on the shoulder thing! And they would fight.

[dking]

Anybody remember Robert Conrad from the 70's in the advert for Eveready Batteries putting the battery on his shoulder and saying "I dare you to knock this off..." I think it was '77-'78?

[rosssouthwell]

These r great, over time we forget our old sayings, thanks, it's important, to remember them it's our history.

[davidtaylor]

Two more old phrases are: "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts." and "Never look a gift horse in the mouth." Both of these are from the Trojan War.

[gogo-roseilo]

Awesome information! 👍
Thank you for that!💙👏

[monterriomoore]

Thanks for making your channel. It is very fascinating to see how common words we use daily got it original origins! Keep up the great work

[LNCP]

The baker's dozen is incomplete. The loaves also had to pass a weight and the fact that wheat was hard to come by, the government imposed a huge fine for shorting their customer by not only the lack of weight but also the amount. To give a patron an extra loaf by the vendor avoided all suspicion of shortcomings by the vendor and was much less of a loss to give that extra away than to get the fine.

[larrybaby]

Chip on Shoulder - totally wrong. TOTALLY

[jeanwood]

This is such interesting info. Thank you.

[taaronrichardson]

It’s wild how far we’ve come from being fkn proper my goodness dawg look everyone is wearing dress clothes and look at todays society fuckin hell dawg people are wearing short short short shorts and they are practically underclothing to be outside look at how fkn far we’ve come from being modest fuck 🤦🏽 smh the respect way out the damn window