“Victuals” became “vittles” because the spelling changed under Latin influence, while the older spoken form stayed in use.

This idiom means feeling uncomfortable in an unfamiliar situation. Its vivid image explains why the phrase is still common today.

Dispel means remove something like doubt or fear. Expel means force out a person or thing from a place or group.

“Utopia” comes from Greek roots meaning “no place,” a clever name for an ideal society that may exist only in imagination.