"The origin of lukewarm comes from the 14th or 15th century when Luke was spelt ‘lewk,’ which in old English used to mean tepid. I have no idea why, it’s just changed over the years."
v v interesting...
these some stories like this, and the baker's dozen, or the small watch pocket etc..
We celebrated Shakespeare day here yesterday, 400 years since he died.
I'm amazed how many sayings we use today are from his plays.
Here's just a few
All our yesterdays , Macbeth
All's well that ends well
Bated breath, the Merchant of Venice
The be all and end all, Macbeth
Break the ice, The taming of the Shrew
Come what may, Macbeth
Dead as a doornail, Henry V1
Every dog has it's day, Hamlet
Forever and a day, As you like it
It's all Greek to me, Julius Caesar
Much ado about nothing, the title is the same
There's loads of them, Must have been quite a boy Old Billy Shakespeare