10 Fascinating Historical Origins of Everyday Idiom-- Part 2: "Bust One's Chops"

5.  BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE--  4th Century BC

4.  BUST ONE'S CHOPS--  facial hair

3.  GIVE THE COLD SHOULDER--  Writings of Walter Scott of Scotland

2.  BASKET CASE--  War

1.  IN STITCHES--  Shakespeare

Now Ye Know.  --DaCoot