Everyday sayings with unusual origins

1. "Bite the bullet" - This saying originated from the practice of having soldiers bite on a bullet during surgery to help them endure the pain before anesthesia was widely available.

2. "Cat's out of the bag" - This saying comes from the practice of dishonest merchants who would sell a cat in a bag instead of a piglet. Once the buyer opened the bag and the cat escaped, the deception was revealed.

3. "Kick the bucket" - This saying originated from the act of a person standing on a bucket and then kicking it out from under themselves to commit suicide by hanging.

4. "Saved by the bell" - This saying comes from the practice in the past of burying people with a string attached to a bell above ground. If the person was mistakenly buried alive, they could ring the bell to alert others.

5. "Rule of thumb" - This saying is believed to have originated from an old English law that allowed a man to beat his wife with a stick as long as it was no thicker than his thumb.

6. "Break the ice" - This saying comes from the practice of ships breaking through ice in frozen waters to create a path for other ships to follow.

7. "Spill the beans" - This saying is thought to have originated from ancient Greece, where beans were used to cast votes. If someone accidentally knocked over the jar of beans, the secret votes would be revealed.

8. "Let the cat out of the bag" - This saying originated from the practice of farmers who would bring a cat to market in a bag, claiming it was a pig. If the cat escaped, the deception would be revealed.

Above is Everyday sayings with unusual origins.