How to Understand Idioms

Today we use idioms as part of our conversations or writing without realizing that they don’t make sense if taken literally, sometimes we forgot that if someone who is not familiar with them will be totally confused of what we meant

Just like the idioms “gird up your loins”, it was traced from the Semitic tribes of antiquity that roamed and dwelled in the Orient, who wore loose-fitting robes against the heat of the desert. Whenever they worked in the fields, they had to gird their robes about their loins, or else their loose fitting garments would interfere with their freedom of motion.

This compilation aims to acquaint the readers of the historical circumstances that produced today’s brief, colorful phrases that convey powerful meaning.

Gird Up Your Loins and Other Idioms