Originally Posted by LenaBeena

Having lived in many places I'm always curious about sayings. Where did they start, what is the hidden meaning, etc

My grandmother used to say "It makes the cheese more binding" if a job offer was sweetened with more money, or a better offer came in.
A person who talked too much was said to have "a well oiled jaw", a conceited person lived as "big me and little you", and a teen trying to act older was "going ahead of herself".
"Putting on the dog" meant showing off, "nose in the air" was being rude, "das machts nicht" in German as "that makes nothing" was to dismiss an idea as not worthy. But the one I always remember was "burning daylight". My children still say that when a task needs to be done.

Interesting sayings in different parts of the country and world make life interesting.