For Tuesday, August 23: So What

One might think it is kind of sad and pitiful that I didn't know about Miles Davis until the movie "The Runaway Bride" in which Richard Gere's character listens to Davis almost exclusively. But I choose to forget how sad and pitiful it is that I first heard Davis through a movie and focus on being grateful that I finally heard of him at all!
Miles Davis is really soulful and soothing. His music is the perfect soundtrack to most any kind of mood and day. Today's song choice is actually courtesy of my oft mentioned friend, Misty. It's one of her fave's and I love it as well!
There's not much I should say about Miles Davis and his music - it's best just to listen and soak in it!

So What

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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.

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.

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