The same as other expressions, they came from people’s everyday life, folklore, prose and poetry, fairy tales, fables, songs and other sources.
Match the beginnings of the phraseological units on the left with their endings on the right.
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1. Jack
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a. Jack Robinson
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2. To rob Peter
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b. of all trades
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3. Every Tom, Dick
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c. Jane
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4. Plain
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d. to pay Paul
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5. Before one can say
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e. and Harry
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