Buildings/Housing/Parks

“Break up the Yankees!”

"Break up the Yankees!" was the public cry against the 1920s Babe Ruth Yankee teams that almost always won. 10 July 1927, Chicago Daily Tribune, pg. A4:The well wishers would have the…

“Breakfast is the best alarm”

"The smell of grandmas breakfast is the best alarm clock" was posted on Twitter by KB on June 27, 2009. "The smell of breakfast is the best alarm clock :)" was posted on Twitter…

“Bring home the bacon”

"Bring home the bacon" means that a wage earner (such as a husband) supports a family by bringing home money, food (not always "bacon"), etc. Someone who "brings home the…

“Bring it on!” (“Bring ‘em on!”)

"Bring it on!" is so common that no definitive origin can be traced. On the American Dialect Society list, word researcher Grant Barrett wrote: "I've checked the usual places,…