The idiom "on everyone's lips" is believed to have originated in the 16th century. It is thought to have come from the practice of spreading news by word of mouth. When news was important or interesting, it was said to be on everyone's lips, as everyone was talking about it. This expression came to be used to describe something that was being talked about by a lot of people.

What is the origin of the idiom "on everyone's lips" and when to use it?

2794ecb564defe29734b93da22ff4bfed40ee142008def61d9d91a1b8d157ee0

on (everyone's|everybody's) lips

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=b24gZXZlcnlvbmUncydzIGxpcHM&hash=c609162375df087e18957670fabbd9f79c139bad&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=b24gZXZlcnlvbmUncydzIGxpcHM&hash=11bba27715c4d2bb1e1ece473d54e5df1200bcf0&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

Определение и значение слова «on everyone's lips» на английском языке

Download Mobile App