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Everyday words and phrases you probably didn't know originated in Scotland

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die hard.It's also the name of one of the world's favourite Christmas movies, but where did it come from?Interestingly, Edinburgh-born William Inglis is credited as the first person to use it.

A Lieutenant-Colonel in the British 57th Regiment of Foot, Inglis shouted to his men "Die hard the 57th, die hard!" at the the Battle of Albuera against Napoleon's French in 1811.

Demanding they fight to the last, his regiment would later come to be known as the 'Die Hards'.Another popular phrase that has its origins in the military is 'backs to the wall' which usually refers to a desperate last ditch defence.

It became famous after the Edinburgh born Field Marshal Douglas Haig, who had command of British forces in World War One was reported by the.

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