In this highly entertaining book, language enthusiast Caroline Taggart browses through thousands of years of history to shed light on why we use the words and phrases we do. For example, did you know that: If you eavesdrop, you're likely to get wet? If you're galvanized into action, you're behaving like Frankenstein's monster? It's an engaging historical exploration of the bizarre words and phrases that are sprinkled throughout the English language.