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In Why Do We Say That, we have curated 101 of the most regularly used idioms, proverbs, turns of phrases, and colloquial terms that have the most fascinating backstories. For each phrase, we have explained how it was coined, how its use evolved through the ages, and how it gained its contemporary use.

In the magic lands of the Fae Wild, the Goblin King's virility is the lifeblood of the realm. But an insidious curse has put the kingdom on the precipice of a population panic. Enter Thomas Stone: architect, engineer, and unknowing half-blood heir to the goblin throne. Whisked away to a world where baby-making makes the world go round, Thomas finds himself in a pickle thicker than goblin stew. Birth rates are dropping faster than a fairy on a bad flight path, and it’s up to Thomas to save the fae from themselves.

Join the Legendary Lord as he is reborn again, this time to fight an evil God that's threatening the existence of his very land. But first he has to build his stronghold, battle monsters and get to know the beautiful Elven queen Leyathel, among others if get to know means what you think it means… However, there's a slight problem. He has no idea who he is, why he was reborn, or what he’s supposed to do. Mere trifling details that won’t stop a Legendary Lord even if it takes him a little bit to get settled into his new environment!

Dying for a Drink is a true story of the chaos and hurt caused by an alcoholic. The author, telling her own story, writes of time spent in multiple rehabs, both in the United Kingdom and Sydney, Australia. She writes in the hope that her story will encourage other alcoholics and addicts (which can be anybody addicted to anything) - that they will see in their own stories the similarities rather than the differences.

John Scott has lived a varied life, but whether it's behind the scenes of a regional theatre, working on costumes for Hollywood movies such as Interview with a Vampire or Four Weddings and a Funeral or presenting TV shows like This Morning with Richard and Judy, his love of sewing and the humble needle and thread has run, like a rich seam, through everything he does.

Do you find that you can't get an erection, or the erection you get is barely hard enough to count as one? Do you ejaculate when you are just starting to have sex, much to the dismay of your partner? Imagine getting strong, consistent erections, and lasting longer in bed without having to resort to expensive pharmaceutical drugs or supplements that come with their own risks. All you have to do is take a few minutes every other day to perform some simple exercises that are easy to learn.

Career coach and holistic healer Mandy Tang understands the growing number of people who are facing unprecedented challenges in the job market and longing to experience joy, creativity, and authenticity at work. Having healed her own career wounds and carved out her dream life, she offers a beacon of hope to all those who are burned-out, stressed-out, dealing with a toxic boss, or otherwise seeking refuge from the storms of corporate America.

For two years, I’ve lived the dream. Family, friends, career, and four beautiful, wonderful women sharing my life and my home. But life moves forward. My daughter Maddie is getting married, kicking into motion a range of issues we’d thought settled and dealt with. Meredith is starting to feel the baby lust, and that’s a big decision when I could be a grandfather soon. Ariella is fitting in better than I’d expected, but she’s still keeping secrets from us.

After Thomas defeated the Bloodfallen, he thought everything was over. However, when the Goddess herself sent him a vision of an army of monsters approaching the kingdom, he knew that he had to take action. Assembling an elite squad of people he could awaken the powers of wasn’t something he thought he would do, but he found himself needing to do just that. After testing out his power to awaken the potential of sorceresses on Sophia and Veronica, he decided that the best way to find talent and earn some money at the same time was by…opening a gym!

Awaking on the shores of a primitive world, David discovers a remote village populated almost entirely by women. Powerful witches have killed the men, destroying their tribal society. The women have little defense against the wild beasts and opportunistic goblin slavers who roam their forests. With a mysterious new power raging in his muscles, David becomes their guardian, provider, and leader. Beautiful women flock to him, believing he was sent by a sky god to protect them.

Three women. Three losses. One sanctuary that changes everything. When Tiffany, Charlotte, and Heather buy an old farmhouse nestled in the quiet hills of New England, they hope to rescue animals-and perhaps themselves. Each carries a private grief: a sudden loss, a life unraveled, a heart still searching for meaning. Together they begin to rebuild, creating a haven for creatures in need and discovering comfort in simple rhythms-the bleat of a goat at dawn, the rustle of wings, the hush of twilight settling over the fields. But the land has a memory.

The pressures faced by children and adolescents today are unprecedented and the corresponding statistics around poor mental health deeply alarming. Behind every mental health issue, from addiction to ADHD, lies a host of underlying problems that need addressing, but as a worried parent it's hard to know where to focus. What do you do if your child struggles with anxiety? Is self-harming? Has developed an unhealthy relationship with eating, exercise, technology or alcohol?  

After almost becoming a monster, Bryce swore off dangerous jobs. No longer taking risky contracts, he's been enjoying easier mercenary work with his team of misfit girls and seeing old friends when they visit the guildhall. When a contract turns into a wash, Bryce and his party take on a new one from a baroness, which triggers a series of strange encounters. Between monsters, assassins, and a crazy gang boss infatuated with him, death is around every corner. Then his former master, Bellamy, seeks him out. But there are some requests you can't turn down.

This all-natural “biohack” can restore your health and keep you off those dangerous meds - for good. Have you recently been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes...and feel guilty about the lifestyle choices you’ve made? Is having to take medication getting in the way of living the kind of life you want? Do you get frustrated every time you have to pass on your favorite foods while your friends and family enjoy themselves? If you’ve been struggling to find a permanent solution for your type 2 diabetes, you’re not alone.

Chaos surrounds both. Doreen has had enough of her estranged husbands antics, but, when he shows up dead in the garden outside her favorite Chinese food restaurant, she's horrified and anxious. And, of course, in the eyes of the rest of the world, guilty. There's no Doreen for her to call to help out this time, but she knows Mack has her back, although he's being questioned too. The police force rallies around her, as their history rips apart her former life and finds out that all her suspicions about Mathew were correct, and he'd been in deep trouble.

When a trio of cute goblins emerged from a silver portal that appeared out of nowhere on my property...things got a bit more complicated all of a sudden. Also, I soon discovered they bite and scratch: mostly each other, but sometimes me.

Five years after making an enormous mistake, Ryan Mitchell is just trying to rebuild his life along the beach. But opportunities are limited for a disgraced securities trader who moonlights as a sorcerer. When a red-haired succubus seeks his help to avoid a murder rap, Ryan is pulled into a conspiracy between the Mexican drug cartels and darker forces from the Fae Wilds.

Running a VHS store was supposed to be easy. Just me, my emotionally unreadable co-owner Emiko, and rows of dusty tapes nobody rewinds anymore. But then a pink-haired girl dropped off a 'top secret' tape and told me not to watch it.

In post–World War I England, Lady Phoebe Renshaw and her lady’s maid, Eva Huntford, step outside of their social roles and put their lives at risk to apprehend a vicious killer… December 1918: There is much to celebrate for nineteen-year-old Phoebe Renshaw and her three siblings at their...

A law of nature Bryce has seen time and time again in his life. Yet, now he finds himself dragged into the circles of nobility in Witchbrook while acting as a bodyguard for Princess Thea Volson. Watching her warnings about her uncle fall on the deaf ears of the other nobles. Still, that old lesson remains true as Harold Volson sets his sights on Witchbrook and a deadly monster that should be nowhere near the city hunts along its edges.