In the latest episode of Mental Floss, host John Green shares the origins of 42 idioms — figures of speech that mean something other than their literal meanings — like “jump the shark,” “once in a blue moon,” and “biting the bullet.”
In the latest episode of Mental Floss, host John Green shares the origins of 42 idioms — figures of speech that mean something other than their literal meanings — like “jump the shark,” “once in a blue moon,” and “biting the bullet.”