Ever curious about the origins of phrases?

I just found my new favorite site of the hour. The Phrase Finder offers all sorts of answers to questions you never got the answers to...or never even knew to ask!

I just learned the origin of the title of one of my favorite books, Hemingway's A Moveable Feast, for example. Excellent!

Here are some interesting ones:

• For ever and a day
• Bad hair day
• Burning the midnight oil -
• Butter wouldn't melt in her mouth
• Run amuk
• Have a nice day
• Head over heels
• We are not amused
• Neither here nor there
• Shake a leg

As a lover of words, I'm always looking for sites like these. They boast over 2000 entries in a well alphabetized list. Take a look!