English is always changing. Like all languages, it grows and evolves over time. Idioms and expressions are a good example of this. Some traditional phrases used by older generations are becoming less common among younger people. New phrases, like 'have a glow up', became popular on social media and are used a lot by younger generations.
Many phrases we use today are very old, for example 'all that glitters is not gold'. The original version – 'all that glisters is not gold' – was first recorded in 1229. Later, Shakespeare made it famous. Today, we say 'glitters', because 'glisters' is no longer used in modern English. This idiom means that not everything that looks good is actually valuable or true.
Some phrases become popular during special times. For instance, 'it is what it is' first appeared in 1949. However, it became very common during the global pandemic of 2020, and means 'we must accept a difficult situation, even if we don't like it'.
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