We all know that fetch just isn’t going to happen. We all know that life is just a box of chocolates, and you never know what you’re gonna get; we hope the force be with us. Great lines from movies and TV shows pervade our speech. Most of them you know. But then there are the miscellaneous common sayings that you know — you just don’t know where they came from. Maybe you’ve always been afraid to ask. Or maybe you just figured it was something like, “Cat got your tongue?” and had historical (and tbh, pretty violent) origins.

But nope – these 16 popular phrases have roots in some classic movies and TV shows. Who knows? Perhaps a movie line from one of the films coming out this year will eventually find its way onto this list!

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