Day 242: Based on/Inspired by

Tonight the hub and I watched a movie that was "inspired by true events in the life of..." I realized we watch a lot of these kinds of movies. Ones that have been inspired by or based on the events of someones life. And it occurred to me that I am grateful for people who live lives of inspiration and someone hears about it and uses that to inspire others. I need to be reminded of life lived with a purpose. I need the reminder to not give up on my own dreams or ideas to better the lives of those around me. I need to be reminded that sometimes wild dreams do come true. I need to be challenged to step outside of myself and do something that betters the life of others. I've watched so many of these kinds of movies I'm not sure if I have a favorite but do you? Do these kinds of movies inspire and challenge you as well?

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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.

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.

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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