Jedburgh Justice & Kentish Fire explains the origins of 500 familiar (and some very unfamiliar) proverbs, phrases, and expressions, all divided among fifty themed lists of ten phrases each. 

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So here you’ll find the related origins behind 10 Phrases Derived From Places in Britain, 10 Latin Phrases Used in English, 10 Phrases Derived From Comics and Cartoons, and many more.

 

And along the way, there’s a story about a cursing curate, a belligerent parrot, and a filthy joke that inspired the curious expression who’s robbing this coach, anyway?​