Volume 1
Funny You Should Say That
Part history, part myth-busting, part pub quiz ammunition — Funny You Should Say That cracks open 50 of the most familiar phrases in the English language and reveals the extraordinary true stories behind them. Each entry is a self-contained deep dive into language, history, and the delightfully weird ways humans communicate.
What's Inside — 10 Chapters, 50 Phrases
- In Sickness and In Sneeze — phrases born from disease, death & medicine
- All Hands on Deck — phrases from the sea & sailing
- Off With Their Heads! — phrases from royalty, courts & politics
- The Whole Nine Yards — phrases from war & the military
- Don't Throw the Baby Out with the Bathwater — phrases from everyday medieval life
- Break a Leg! — phrases from theatre, entertainment & sport
- Sold Down the River — phrases with dark & uncomfortable origins
- Let the Cat Out of the Bag — trade, markets & money
- Barking Up the Wrong Tree — the animal kingdom
- The Writing on the Wall — religion, myth & superstition