The Shocking Stories Behind Lightning in a

Read all the books in this series and learn how the odd sayings and phrases in our language were started and what they really mean.

Bigger fish to fry	p. 4
Acid test	p. 5
To keep someone in stitches	p. 6
Talk turkey	p. 7
Rain on someone's parade	p. 8
Mad as a hatter	p. 9
One-trick pony	p. 10
Mind your Ps and Qs	p. 11
All thumbs	p. 12
Wild goose chase	p. 13
The bee's knees	p. 14
Plead the fifth	p. 15
Crossing the Rubicon	p. 16
Brownie points	p. 17
Catching lightning in a bottle	p. 18
Come out of left field	p. 19
The whole nine yards	p. 20
Stool pigeon	p. 21
Ivory tower	p. 22
Ants in your pants	p. 23
Tall tale	p. 24
Caught red-handed	p. 25
Horse feathers	p. 26
The Midas touch	p. 27
Cat got your tongue	p. 28
Garden variety	p. 29
Checkered past	p. 30
Throw the book at someone	p. 31
About the author and illustrator	p. 32
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The Shocking Stories Behind Lightning in a Bottle and Other Idioms

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