English is filled with curious, intriguing, and bizarre phrases. This book reveals the surprising, captivating, and even hilarious origins behind four hundred of them, including: Read Between the Lines; Cat Got Your Tongue? Put a Sock in It; Close, but No Cigar; Bring Home the Bacon; Caught Red-Handed; Under the Weather; Raining Cats and Dogs. Perfect for trivia and language lovers alike, this entertaining collection is the ultimate guide to understanding these baffling mini mysteries of the English language.