There are countless phrases that many of us use every day without ever questioning their origins. Sure, some of them kind of make sense and we get the gist of it, but others actually have quite dark beginnings, and many of us are oblivious to that fact. Some of these phrases are deeply rooted in history, from medieval battlefields to slavery; these are phrases we use in this day and age that have indeed come a long way, and from very grim places.
Browse through the following gallery and learn about the dark origins of these common phrases.