Weird old sayings and phrases
There are a lot of weird old sayings that when used in today's context sounds very unusual. The ones that come to mind are "seeing a man about a horse" or "Gave up the ghost."
I'd often still use "gave up the ghost" just because it sounds funny. Obviously, the meaning behind it isn't, but whenever I do use that phrase ppl tend to look at me in confusion. Like, "looks like charlton heston gave up the ghost."
Can you think of any that's weird to you? Maybe it's something you use everyday, but never really considered how weird it is when used in today's context.
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