12 common sayings that don’t mean what you think

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Behind popular wisdom 12 common sayings that don’t mean what you think 3 min. We hear them daily and rarely question their meaning, but many popular sayings come from surprising origins—or mean something entirely different than we think. Some of these discrepancies are rooted in history, others in mistranslation, and more than a few in good old-fashioned misunderstanding. Here are 12 familiar phrases decoded and laid bare with real facts. Read full article

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