The phrase “in a pickle” was first introduced by Shakespeare in his play, The Tempest. The quotes read, “How cam’st thou in this pickle?” and “I have been in such a pickle.”
Mad as a hatter is a good one because people probably assume they know where it comes from (Alice in Wonderland) but it actually doesn’t, it dates back further than that. It comes from mercury poisoning that hatters experienced in their professions
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