TURN OF PHRASES
History Podcasts
I explore the origins and histories of idioms, metaphors, old wives tales, superstitions, and more. Come along with me as I turn phrases inside out. #turningphrases #toppers #lendmeyourears #etymology
Location:
United States
Description:
I explore the origins and histories of idioms, metaphors, old wives tales, superstitions, and more. Come along with me as I turn phrases inside out. #turningphrases #toppers #lendmeyourears #etymology
Twitter:
@turnofphrases
Language:
English
Website:
http://www.turnofphrases.com/
Email:
Briski@turnofphrases.com
Episodes
A Graceful Exit
7/20/2020
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 137 topics: Etymology of goodbye; Labor of love; Its better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all; Absence makes the heart grow fonder; Fairy-tale ending. Check out tbctales.com for show information.
Duration:00:13:45
Lead Shoes
4/27/2020
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 136 topics: Go over like a lead balloon; If the shoe fits, wear it. Check out tbctales.com for show information.
Duration:00:10:49
Fair Fight
4/20/2020
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 135 topics: Fair to middling; Fight fire with fire. Check out tbctales.com for show information.
Duration:00:11:12
Throwing Fame
4/13/2020
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 134 topics: A stones throw; Fifteen minutes of fame. Check out tbctales.com for show information.
Duration:00:11:27
Fly By Knight
4/6/2020
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 133 topics: A fly in the ointment; A knight in shining armor. Check out tbctales.com for show information.
Duration:00:13:11
Chains and Diamonds
3/30/2020
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 132 topics: A chain is only as strong as its weakest link; A diamond in the rough. Check out tbctales.com for show information.
Duration:00:10:26
According To #13
3/23/2020
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears!. Check out tbctales.com for show information.
Duration:00:05:57
Suggestion Box
3/16/2020
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 131 topics: Got your goat; Proof is in the pudding; Your name is mud; Shot myself in the foot. Check out tbctales.com for show information.
Duration:00:14:59
According To #12
3/9/2020
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Check out tbctales.com for show information.
Duration:00:04:24
Touching Talk
3/2/2020
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 130 topics: Touch and go; Thumbs up / down; Pinky swear; The devil makes work for idle hands. Check out tbctales.com for show information.
Duration:00:14:07
According To #11
2/24/2020
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Check out tbctales.com for show information.
Duration:00:03:30
Lets Chew the Fat
2/17/2020
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 129 topics: So hungry I could eat a horse; Chew the fat; Taste of ones own medicine; A bitter pill to swallow; Bite your tongue. Check out tbctales.com for show information.
Duration:00:12:55
Let’s Chew the Fat
2/17/2020
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 129 topics: So hungry I could eat a horse; Chew the fat; Taste of ones own medicine; A bitter pill to swallow; Bite your tongue; Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links […]
Duration:00:12:55
According To #10
2/10/2020
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Check out tbctales.com for show information.
Duration:00:03:16
What’s That Smell
2/3/2020
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 128 topics: Keep your nose to the grindstone; Cut off your nose to spite your face; No skin off my nose; Smell a rat; A rose by any other name would smell as sweet; Stop and smell the roses. Check out tbctales.com for show information.
Duration:00:15:12
According To #9
1/27/2020
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Check out tbctales.com for show information.
Duration:00:03:40
Seeing sayings
1/20/2020
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 127 topics: Monkey see monkey do; Pull the wool over someone’s eyes; Give someone the hairy eyeball; See eye to eye; An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Check out tbctales.com for show information.
Duration:00:13:29
According To #8
1/13/2020
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears!. Check out tbctales.com for show information.
Duration:00:04:12
Hearing Things
1/6/2020
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 126 topics: Heard it through the grapevine; Keep your ear to the ground; Old wives tales about ears; The walls have ears; I’m all ears. Check out tbctales.com for show information.
Duration:00:12:08
According To #7
12/30/2019
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Check out tbctales.com for show information.
Duration:00:05:52