Idioms exist in every language.
Where there's language, there's figurative language.
Idioms are created by putting together a play on words to come up with a figurative or non-literal way of explaining something by using a clever and witty expression.
Many idiomatic expressions were originally meant literally.
Over time, word usage changed and the phrase or expression grew away from its original roots and made no sense.
The actual meaning of words has changed over time too.
For instanc.
Equine Heritage Institute Hold your horses: horse idioms, expressions, and other memes, paperback/gloria austin
