British people fail to recognise common Bible phrases

The majority of Britons do not realise familiar English phrases such "my brother’s keeper", "eat, drink and be merry" and "a drop in the bucket" come from the Bible, according to a new survey.

While nearly half of Britons believe the Bible is an important book, few realise that common modern day phrases emanate from it, instead believing they come from a variety of sources including The Beatles, Shakespeare and even Tony Blair.

A ComRes poll for Bible Society reveals nearly half those surveyed (46%) said they thought the Bible was an important book and even though they don’t read it often it does have valuable things to say.

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