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September 11 #IdiumInsights The Fast Lane. This is actually another way of saying the passing lane on the hwy. Most people who live this way end up with short lives as they tend to take risks. @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

September 10 #IdiumInsights. BreakALeg one of the reasons this saying may have come to light was when David Garrick actually broke his leg when he was performing Richard 111 and continued to act 🎬 until the play was finished. @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

September 8 #IdiumInsights Fair and Square @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

September 6 #IdiumInsights Haste Makes Waste. One of Nicholas Udal"s proverbs from early 1500. It means slow down so mistakes don't happen. @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

September 3 #IdiumInsights This saying was first discovered in Arthur Golding's translation of Lyfe of Shtilion, 1576. It was used to say that a weapon (a sword) was part of the extension of a soldiers arm. Now, the meaning is Roused or incensed. @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks