Learning under the eyes of English: VALENTINE'S DAY IDIOMS, MEANINGS AND ORIGINS

On this special date, I bring you some idioms related to Valentine´s day, that will help you to express your feelings to the person you appreciate so much.

Pay attention to these idioms, their meanings and the reason for their origin.

💘 Heart in the right place: To show emotions and feelings openly.

Origin: This expression appeared in the Middle Ages, Knights traditionally wore colors or some kind of insignia on their arms to signify the ladies for whom they participated in the jousting tournament.

💘 Love at the first sight: An instantaneous attraction to someone.

Origin: It was originated from Greek and Roman literature where this idea was accompanied by imagery of loves arrow from the God's Eros and Cupid.

💘 Fall head over heels in love with someone: to be madly in love with someone.

Origin: This expression has at least 200 years old. It originated in the 1300s as hell over head which it had a different context and it was not until the last 18th century, that its meaning changed.

💘 Cupboard love: Show of love only for interest in order to get you want.

Origin: it was used to describe the way a cat showed its artificial affection, which comes from the 17th, century.

💘 Love is blind: You show your feelings regardlessof their weaknesses.

Origin: This expression was used by Chaucer in his work "The merchant's tale" , then was popularized by William Shakespeare.

💘 Pop the question: To make an offer of marriage.

Origin: Appeared in th 1700s, but in anothercontext related to asking an important question rather than a proposal, although it changed its used in 1826.

💘 On the rocks: Have a problem in your relationship, in which it will soon end.

Origin: It originated 1800s, to refer to the disasters of a relationship that will not last.