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ORIGIN: Virgil, a Roman poet who was born in 70 BC, used this expression in his famous poem, The Aeneid. Mind means brain, thoughts, and willpower. Matter means a physical object, and it can also mean trouble or difficulty. Notice also that mind and matter both begin with m, and alliteration helps make a saying more popular. mind your Ps and Qs соблюдать церемонии M E A N I N G : to be careful what you say and do; be well behaved and polite You’ll have to mind your Ps and Qs when you meet your girlfriend’s mother for the first time. ORIGIN: This expression has two possible origins. It most probably arose through teaching children how to write and spell. The teacher might warn the children of the possible confusion between the letters p and q if they are not written very carefully. The second theory is that the phrase could relate to the old custom of recording the number of beers a customer had to drink. P stands for pint and Q for quart. A quart is two pints. English pubs do not use this measure now. Customers had the number and size of their drinks recorded by the barman using either a P or a Q. Before the customer left the pub, he would be asked to mind his Ps and Qs or in other words, to pay his bill. miss the boat проворонить, прозевать; поезд ушёл M E A N I N G : to lose an opportunity; to arrive too late and miss out on something If you’re late to the interview, you’ll miss the boat for the job. ORIGIN: This expression has been used by many people since about 1900s, when there were no airplanes and 80