Meaning: Refer to events that are in the past and consequently no longer to be regarded as important.
Dates back to when people would drop ice and just kick it under the refrigerator to melt, rather than pick it up.
"Hey, did you drop some ice?" "Yeah. But now it's just water under the fridge."
Meaning: an alternate solution is available
Dates back to when cats were spun in circles as a means of amusement
Meaning: get two things done at once
Dates back to when fuel for stoves and ovens was scarce and more than one meal was cooked at a time
Meaning: to do something sooner than needed
Dates back to when car horns were located in the trunk, which made them difficult to hear
Meaning: something simple or unnecessary
Dates back to when only fifteen painted chapels were allowed per town
Meaning: to turn against a benefactor or supporter
Dates back to when pork was widely available and other meats were scarce
Meaning: quickly, at a great rate
Dates back to when pork was scarce and seafood was widely consumed
Meaning: whatever difficulties may occur
Dates back to when all firefighters were volunteers and water to put out a fire still had to be purchased
Meaning: at great difficulty or expense
Dates back to when they had to scrape guano off cave walls - an arduous task
Meaning: when both parties have an advantage
Dates back to when the Nguyen brothers (both of whom are attorneys) would reach an out-of-court settlement when each brother represented a different side of a case
Meaning: something not as it seems
Dates back to when they would dress pet wolves in hand-me-downs to prevent theft
Meaning: You can't have it both ways
Dates back to when people had to choose between halving a whole cake or having a hot cake
Meaning: we'll handle that when it comes up
Dates back to the Revolutionary War when they didn't know when battles would be fought
**Meaning: when something is finished after three instances
Dates back to when zooligists were first learning to predict fertility cycles of the zebra
Meaning: stop talking as if you were more clever than other people
Dates back to when court jesters would ride around the castle on very tall bicycles dispensing bad advice
Meaning: benefits taken from the loser in a given competition
Dates back to when dead people would decompose if left alone
Meaning: underestimate the value of something
Dates back to when the value of marble was misunderstood
Meaning: explaining something to someone who already understands it
Dates back to when clergymen had compulsory travel requirements
Meaning: a seemingly action which causes an unpredictably large and sudden reaction
Dates back to when weightlifters would use camels for transportation
Meaning: holding a grudge or grievance
Dates back to when distressed sailors would tattoo their arms with large sailing craft to communicate their displeasure
Meaning: something beautiful can be dangerous
Dates back to when people used decorative Roman aqueducts to water their flower gardens
Meaning: take it easy
Dates back to when cars first became wider than roadway lanes on bridge spans
Meaning: someone not welcome
Dates back to when anti-Irish sentiments ran high
Meaning: in every practical sense
Dates back to when facts were valued as sources of truth
Meaning: choose something or someone
_Dates back to when coal miners marked their personal property with all they had at hand -- typically, this consisted of white marker tape so it could be seen in the dark _
Meaning: takes minimal effort
Dates back to when factory workers could do their job without paying complete attention. Often factory workers would joke that their job took a fraction of a person to do, always within the range of 0-1 persons
Meaning: look inward
"Worst session ever", Juan thought as he begrudingly handed his therapist a check
Meaning: second opinion
Dates back to when four-player tennis was controversial
Meaning: not good
Dates back to when masons would attempt to create bricks without properly setting them first
Meaning: steady, trustworthy, constant
Dates back to roots rock and a predictable dub
Meaning: the first, or the second option
Dates back to when farmhands frequently became stuck on ladders and one had to choose which was most valuable
Meaning: having absolutely no regard for a particular topic
Dates back before people understood multiple negatives in a single sentence