{"id":70132,"date":"2017-05-19T16:27:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-19T15:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/insight\/idiots-illustrated-guide-idioms\/"},"modified":"2025-03-07T17:21:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T17:21:03","slug":"idiots-illustrated-guide-idioms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/us\/insight\/idiots-illustrated-guide-idioms\/","title":{"rendered":"The idiot&#8217;s (illustrated) guide to idioms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20163\" src=\"http:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Title-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Title-2-1.png 740w, https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Title-2-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Title-2-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Title-2-1-640x640.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 740px\" \/><br \/>\nFrom \u2018Bob\u2019s your Uncle\u2019 to \u2018It\u2019s raining cats and dogs\u2019, we hear idioms on a regular basis but it\u2019s surprising how little we actually know about their origins. Some idioms are quite self-explanatory, and some completely absurd, but they continue to be a staple of the English language.<br \/>\nIn fact, idioms often make little literal sense, but their meanings are still ingrained in our minds. In order to visualise English idioms and their meanings, we\u2019ve worked with an illustrator to bring a selection of idioms to life. So just why do we \u2018let sleeping dogs lie?\u2019 Read on to find out&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u201cMad as a Hatter\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20162\" src=\"http:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Mad-as-a-hatter-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Mad-as-a-hatter-1-1.png 740w, https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Mad-as-a-hatter-1-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Mad-as-a-hatter-1-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Mad-as-a-hatter-1-1-640x640.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 740px\" \/><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Refers to someone who is completely crazy.<br \/>\n<strong>Origin: <\/strong>\u2018Hatter\u2019 refers to Lewis Carroll\u2019s Mad Hatter character in Alice in Wonderland, but the expression originates from the effects that chronic mercury poisoning experienced by 18th and 19th century hat manufacturers &#8211; brought about by the use of mercurous nitrate in felt hats. A similar expression is \u2018mad as a march hare\u2019 which comes from the behaviour of hares when in breeding season &#8211; they\u2019re known to run and leap around fields.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u201cBite off more than you can chew\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20158\" src=\"http:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Bitten-off-more-than-you-can-chew-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Bitten-off-more-than-you-can-chew-1-1.png 740w, https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Bitten-off-more-than-you-can-chew-1-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Bitten-off-more-than-you-can-chew-1-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Bitten-off-more-than-you-can-chew-1-1-640x640.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 740px\" \/><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Meaning:<\/strong> to take on a task or project that is beyond someone\u2019s capability.<br \/>\n<strong>Origin: <\/strong>This expression originated in 1800s America, when people often chewed tobacco. Sometimes people bit off too large a chunk of tobacco, thus creating the warning to not bite off more than they could chew.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u201cA red herring\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20157\" src=\"http:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/A-red-herring-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/A-red-herring-1-1.png 740w, https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/A-red-herring-1-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/A-red-herring-1-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/A-red-herring-1-1-640x640.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 740px\" \/><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Something designed to distract or throw someone off a trail, often seen in the context of TV detective shows, where a clue is given to increase suspense but then turns out to be irrelevant.<br \/>\n<strong>Origin: <\/strong>Suggested to have <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Red_herring\">originated in 1807<\/a>. Due to smoked herrings\u2019 pungent aroma, they would be spread across a path as a distraction for hunting dogs. Dogs would be taught to overcome this distraction as part of their training.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u201cLet the cat out of the bag\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20161\" src=\"http:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Let-the-cat-out-of-the-bag-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Let-the-cat-out-of-the-bag-1-1.png 740w, https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Let-the-cat-out-of-the-bag-1-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Let-the-cat-out-of-the-bag-1-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Let-the-cat-out-of-the-bag-1-1-640x640.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 740px\" \/><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Meaning:<\/strong> to allow a secret to be known, usually without intending to.<br \/>\n<strong>Origin: <\/strong>This phrase originated in medieval England, when peasant farmers had to give a portion of all their income to the lord of the manor &#8211; but some tried to avoid this by taking their pigs to sell illegally to a butcher. Pigs were highly valuable but, because the sale was illicit, buyers would often not look inside the bag holding the pig before making the purchase. This meant it was sometimes possible to sell a cat instead &#8211; less valuable than a pig &#8211; but if the cat jumped out, the truth was revealed<\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u201cLet sleeping dogs lie\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20160\" src=\"http:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Let-sleeping-dogs-lie-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Let-sleeping-dogs-lie-1-1.png 740w, https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Let-sleeping-dogs-lie-1-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Let-sleeping-dogs-lie-1-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Let-sleeping-dogs-lie-1-1-640x640.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 740px\" \/><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Meaning:<\/strong> to warn someone that they should not bring up a bad situation that others have forgotten about.<br \/>\n<strong>Origin: <\/strong>This phrase has been in use since the 1300s and has reference to waking up sleeping watchdogs, who could be fierce, especially when suddenly disturbed.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u201cBlow one\u2019s own trumpet\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20159\" src=\"http:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Blow-ones-own-trumpet-2-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Blow-ones-own-trumpet-2-1-1.png 740w, https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Blow-ones-own-trumpet-2-1-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Blow-ones-own-trumpet-2-1-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.strattoncraig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Blow-ones-own-trumpet-2-1-1-640x640.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 740px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Meaning: <\/strong>to boast about one\u2019s own achievements.<br \/>\n<strong>Origin: <\/strong>This expression is first recorded by Anthony Trollope in his 1873 work <em>Australia <\/em>and <em>New Zealand<\/em>, but phrases meaning the same thing had been in use for centuries previously.<\/p>\n<p>Are the origins of these idioms what you expected, or have you (like us!) been using them frequently without understanding their original meaning?<br \/>\nWhilst we are often exposed to \u2018red herrings\u2019 in our everyday TV dramas, we would never have guessed that this phrase originally related to the process of training hunting dogs. Similarly, some of us have inadvertently \u2018let the cat out the bag\u2019 whilst planning a surprise for a colleague or friend, but little did we know that once upon a time cats were <em>literally<\/em> jumping out of bags to betray a secret!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From \u2018Bob\u2019s your Uncle\u2019 to \u2018It\u2019s raining cats and dogs\u2019, we hear idioms on a regular basis but it\u2019s surprising how little we actually know about their origins. Some idioms are quite self-explanatory, and some completely absurd, but they continue to be a staple of the English language. 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