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Popular idioms in common use date back hundreds of years .
In that time, they've either become outdated, or seen their words adopt new meanings.
In some cases the idioms have been shortened or reversed, losing important context.
You might be surprised to hear that 'sweating like a pig' actually has nothing to do with farm animals.
The proof is in the pudding is in pudding, but what that has to do with pudding is a mystery to most people.
Pull yourself up by your bootstraps is commonly used to describe someone who was "self-made" and built themselves up into a success from nothing.
"Push the envelope comes from aeronautics, where it refers to a set of performance limits that may not be safely exceeded," according to Merriam Webster . Now that's more like it!.
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Informative language
22
Neutral language
51
Article tone
informal
Language
English
Language complexity
31
Offensive language
likely offensive
Hate speech
not hateful
Attention-grabbing headline
detected
Known propaganda techniques
not detected
Time-value
long-living
External references
no external sources
Source diversity
no sources
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