Herman’s Reviews > A Hog on Ice and Other Curious Expressions > Status Update

So many expressions that we use are in this book. Surprisingly, some of these go back centuries that they have been used.

My favorite expression, so far, is "straight from the horse's mouth". A horse's permanent teeth, in the lower jaw come in a specific pattern: 2 1/2 years, the first pair; a year later, the 2nd pair; the 3rd pair in 4-5 years.
So an experienced person can know how old the horse is, no matter what the owner may say about the horse's age. This was true in race horse world.

More of the same....curious expressions. Most of the expressions I know about, I have heard them in one way or another. What I like about this book is the revelation of how they came about.

I have never heard the expression 'a hog on ice', thus I am very interested in reading this book. It should be a quick, interesting read of expressions in our everyday language.