Painting the Town Red- posted by your teacher, Beastie

Have you ever been to the Big Apple? What about the Big Easy? Have you painted the town red lately? Are you in the pink? Are you out of sorts? Are you more fun than a barrel of monkeys? Do you take everything I say with a grain of salt?
Do a lot of phrases we use regularly not make much sense to you when you really think about them? Today, we're going to look at the origins of some common phrases, and then create phrases and accompanying origins for our imaginary countries.
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2. Open a blog entry and write a list of phrases that are used in your country, accompanied by theories on their possible origins.
3. Use the phrase a day website for guidance on style and tone.