
4 Popular Clichés and Where They Actually Come From
Four of the most-used clichés in English — bury the hatchet, crocodile tears, break the ice, cat got your tongue — and the real, specific origins most people who use them no longer know.

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Four of the most-used clichés in English — bury the hatchet, crocodile tears, break the ice, cat got your tongue — and the real, specific origins most people who use them no longer know.

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