Caroline Taggart's clever compendium has more idioms than you can shake a stick at! Ever wonder why we "eat humble pie" when we apologize, or "let the cat out of the bag" when we spill a secret? Why do we "burn our bridges" or "break the ice"? Find out the origins of these and almost 200 more sayings in Kicking the Bucket at the Drop of a Hat, and you'll never be left "high and dry" without an answer again!