Day 294: Driving Schools

Today our oldest started a 2 day intensive driving course at a driving school we have here in town. And I am super grateful for their expertise, knowledge, ability, and patience to teach my 16 year old about driving techniques and such that would be harder for the hub or I to teach. I think what makes me the most excited about this opportunity for her is they use skid pads and such to simulate hydroplaning and icy roads and teach the kids how to deal with those situations. I love that she gets to learn how to respond to those things in a controlled environment unlike me who just had to figure it out the first time it happened! Yes, the driving school is a decent chunk of change but in the long run her knowledge and safety when behind the wheel is priceless AND our insurance will give us a discount on her because of this. It's worth it.

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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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