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Where British Phrases Came From

Monday, Aug 24, 2020, 10:22 am



#9 Let The Cat Out Of The Bag


You have probably used this at some point in your life and it comes from the medieval period in England where things were not as they seemed. There was a practice whereby a person thought they were buying a piglet, but were then distracted as somebody swapped it for a cat. They only knew about it when they got home and let the cat out of the bag.

Let The Cat Out Of The Bag-Where British Phrases Came From
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