where does the saying gone pear shaped come from
Pear-shaped The comparison is more or less literal when the term is applied to people, where it means narrow at the shoulders and wide at the hips, a use that goes back to at least 1815, and one that can have either positive connotations (as in Venus figurines) or negative, depending upon the context.
Skin in the game (phrase) The origin of the phrase is unknown.[1]
Margaret Wolfe Hungerford Molly Bawn contains Hungerford's most famous idiom:
Tony! Toni! Toné! Originally, the band went by "Tony, Toni, TonÃ©" as a joke, until they realized it had a nice ring to it.[1]
Walter Cronkite Cronkite is well known for his departing catchphrase "And that's the way it is," followed by the broadcast's date.
All that glitters is not gold While early expressions of the idea are known from at least the 12th century, the current saying is derived from a 16th century line by William Shakespeare.