English idoms and their stories-help-

[habun]

hello.
I am a student in collega,
my teacher gave me a homework assignment
tried so hard but could not find

"English idoms and their stories"

would you please help me

thanks

[Gillnetter]

hello.
I am a student in collega,
my teacher gave me a homework assignment
tried so hard but could not find

"English idoms and their stories"

would you please help me

thanks

I believe what your teacher wants you to do is find some idioms and explain what they mean and the history behind them. An example is "armed to the teeth" - in the 16th Century, pirates would carry many weapons when they went into battle since a gun would only shoot once and then had to be reloaded. In addition to the guns they carried, they would carry a knife or sword in their mouth - held by their teeth. They were "armed to the teeth". This idiom now means that someone carries many weapons with them.