The dark history behind four common idioms and expressions

History is about more than just dates and places—it’s storytelling at its
finest.
While visiting Boston and the city’s historic sites this summer, I was
captivated by the stories and storytellers I met there. Tied closely to the
history of Plymouth Rock, the Freedom Trail, and the Boston Tea Party is
the language used to tell those stories. As it turns out, the language has
a history of its own.
Many of our everyday idioms and expressions have dark origins that date
back to co