Every idiom on this page shares one thing: a popular origin story that turns out to be wrong, unproven, or invented well after the fact. Here's what's actually documented instead.
13 idioms in this category
"To face an unpleasant or painful situation with courage."
Popular Myth (Probably)"To deliberately ignore something you know is happening."
Popular Myth"A wish for someone to sleep well."
Popular Myth"To die."
Popular Myth"Nonsense; rubbish talk."
Popular Myth (Probably)"To reveal a secret, often prematurely or accidentally."
Popular Myth"A broadly practical, approximate method or guideline rather than an exact, tested rule."
Popular Myth"An exaggerated way of saying it's extremely cold."
Popular Myth"Everything; the full amount, with nothing held back."
Popular Myth"To be extremely expensive."
Popular Myth"To go out and celebrate in a wild, unrestrained way."
Popular Myth"To destroy any possibility of retreating or going back to a previous situation."
Popular Myth"Completely crazy or irrational."