🔴 **The curious origins of four English expressions – including will-o’-the-wisp and against the grain**

"_The origins of English expressions are often obscure and require deep linguistic and documentary research to be explained. Being phrases, not single words, their intrinsic meanings can be reconstructed by studying old texts and their earliest use._"

🔗 **https://theconversation.com/the-curious-origins-of-four-english-expressions-including-will-o-the-wisp-and-against-the-grain-236896**

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