なんて素敵な日でしょう！
The Commoner's Guide to Idiomadic Expressions
Earlier today I got into a situation that made me begin to wonder how exactly idiomadic expressions (or idioms) come to be. Me, being pleased with an agreement made with a friend, uttered the phrase "as happy as a clam". My friend gave me a confused look, conveying that what I had just said sounded more like a mere nonsensical permutation of words than anything of meaning. When explaining the meaning behind the expression I realized that I had no idea why it was an expression at all. This realization sent me down a small rabbit hole of uncovering the origin of certain idioms that does not make any sense on a surface level, starting of course with as happy as a clam.
happy as a clam
hold your horses
the elephant in the room
go cold turkey
earworm, get your ducks in a row, monkey business, kick the bucket, dead as a doornail, a chip on your shoulder, let the cat out of the bag, beat around the bush, a piece of cake, a feather in your cap, a taste of your own medicine, beat a dead horse, caught red-handed, dont count your chickens, face the music, feeling under the weather, fly off the handle, from the horse's mouth, give the cold shoulder, in a pickle, jump the gun, knock on wood,