Rocky Mountain High

Today is an ode to the great state of Colorado. And to John Denver who managed to cross genres and speak to a diverse group of people through his music. Johnny loved Colorado and I happen to agree with him. I've lived here almost 30 years and no matter where I go in the world I am always ready to come back home to "my" Rocky Mountains. Something about the range that stretches as far as I can see from north to south speaks to my heart, provides inspiration, calms me. I LOVE Colorado, I LOVE the mountains that sit in front of me each day. I love what they inspire in people. I never get sick of looking at photos of these mountains, I never get sick of looking at photos from other amazing spots in this state. There is something magical about this state, these Rocky Mountains. If you've never been here you need to come. Then you'll see why we love our state! :)

Rocky Mountain High

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Butter someone up

There are two probable origins for this idiom and I think both are equally plausible. The first one is that when you spread butter on bread you are buttering it up like one would do when trying to flatter someone. The second is in ancient India there was a practice of throwing balls of butter at statues to ask for favor, i.e. buttering them up. ( source ) When we use the phrase today we generally mean that extreme flattery is used to gain information or favor. It's not always necessarily a compliment.

Call it a Day

The literal use of this phrase hails from 1838 when the phrase originally was "call it half a day" to mean leaving work early. (source) The modern use of the phrase is to indicate ending something due to false sense of accomplishment.

More bang for your buck

This phrase was used a lot in 1953 but an earlier citation puts it at 1940 in a Metals and Plastics Publications advertisement. Read about it here . The phrase means you get more for your money.

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