Does anyone ever wonder where some of the common idioms come from? Today's post will reveal of few of the more mysterious expressions origins. We all know how to get someone's goat but where did that phrase come from? Although I don't think goats are used for the same purpose anymore, at one time they were kept with racehorses to keep them calm. Pulling the wool over someone's eyes comes from the wig wearing days of the 17th century when bandits would pull the wigs down over their mark's face to facilitate the theft. The last phrase is from the early 1900s, wet behind the ears comes from when animals lick their babies clean the last place to dry is behind the ears. They seem so obvious once you know their origins.
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