“Beating around the bush”… “Getting the short end of the stick”… “The apple of one’s eye”… “Throw down the gauntlet”… “Red-letter day”… “You’ve got to be cruel to be kind”… Test yourself on the origins of…
At some time, someone, matched up small pieces of metal, aligned them horizontally, attached a lever, and made the first zipper. Click here to read the whole story.