Day 344: Reclining Couch

(For Tuesday August 5)

Darn it. Today I was really grateful for naps but I've already dedicated a day to it. So the next thing I am grateful for today is our reclining couch(es). They are really wonderful. They kind of envelope you in comfort and relaxation. I didn't realize how much I liked them, how grateful I was for them until I went a week without them! I just couldn't get comfortable anywhere else. By last night I was moaning about getting back to my reclining couch! I know, it's very first world and a little childish but I really am grateful today for them. We got home from traveling and I raced for the recliner. I just needed at least 5 minutes of that kind of relaxation before tackling the suitcases and laundry from our trip. :)

Comments

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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