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Word Count Filler Time

No one’s reading this but rules are rules and math never lies. So here’s the etymology on common phrases. Number 2 will shock you!

1: Give A Damn
Today this understood to mean something is quite insignificant. The origin was from England military in India during the 18th century. In India dam was a coin of little value, much like a penny.

2: Lick Into Shape
We know this phrase as meaning to get ready. This one comes from a superstition about bears. The belief was that a cub was born shapeless and that the mother and father bear used their tongues to shape that cub into proper bear like shape. This superstition lasted for a long time because anyone that actually was daring enough to witness a newborn cub never survived the encounter.

3: At First Blush
Obviously this means at first glance. And indeed that is exactly what the phrase meant when it was used in the 16th century. Back then blush wasn’t a makeup term because it didn’t exist at the time, but instead meant glimpse.

4: Cakewalk
While this now means something that’s easy, it’s origins are from something rather difficult. In the 19th century there was an African-American contest that entailed a couple to walk arm in arm. The judging was based on style and gracefulness with the winner getting a literal cake. Then the boxing world co-opted the word for an easy victory. Why and how? Well spend a few years getting punched in the face and many inane things will seem appropriate to you.

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