Authors are reminded to avoid oft quoted cliché. Still we hear a family member, friend or co-worker use an old hat phrase on a daily basis. Ever wonder where they stem from?
Today when I searched for those little known tid-bits of the Bible, I ran smack dab into a phrase I use often. “…. by the skin of my teeth"; did you know Job is the first recorded person to say, “by the skin of my teeth?” Job 19:20 NIV.
How many other little tidbits of speech actually are derived from the ancient ones? Those who lived years before us?
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