King Of The Jungle

For whatever reason, lions are called "the king of the jungle" although there are no lions in the jungle. I'm not sure where the phrase came from but I find it quite funny.

What other common phrases do people use although they are not true?

"It's raining cats and dogs." 😐

I forget the meaning to that one...but it came from the Middle Ages...I will try and find out and put it...but it made kinda sense.

Cats and dogs were supposed to be washed from roofs during heavy weather. Apparently they slept in the thatch to get warm and when it rained heavily, they were washed off. Although, they'd have to have been on the outside, not the in 🙄

Originally posted by chithappens
For whatever reason, lions are called "the king of the jungle" although there are no lions in the jungle. I'm not sure where the phrase came from but I find it quite funny.

What other common phrases do people use although they are not true?

The Gir Forest (a jungle of sorts) in India does have a lion population, although I believe it is declining.

Originally posted by Quiero Mota
"It's raining cats and dogs." 😐

In Medieval times stray cats and dogs usually lived in the ditches along road sides meant for water run off. After particularly heavy storms people would find the drowned corpses of the cats and dogs there and eventually someone made a joke about it. At least that's the myth.

There are a lot of theories concerning this rainfall saying.

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
The Gir Forest (a jungle of sorts) in India does have a lion population, although I believe it is declining.

First I ever heard of it

I've always been baffled by the Whole Nine Yards thing. Since it's referring to someone "going all the way" and not "almost but not enough," it seems ten yards would make more sense.