Ever wonder how "three sheets to the wind" came to mean inebriated? Why we gauge distance "as the crow flies" and say we've "put our foot in our mouth" after a verbal blunder?

In Two Shakes of a Lamb's Tail lets the cat out of the bag, so to speak, with 48 intriguing explorations of popular sayings. The front of each card in this deck gives a definition (e.g., "Ill, indisposed") and a hint ("Meteorology is involved"); it's up to you to guess the saying. The answer is given on the back, with an explanation of the saying's origins.

Ideal for individual learning or makes a lively multiplayer game.