History of Everyday Sayings

Origin of the Phrase "Beat Around the Bush"


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In this episode you discover the odd origin of the phrase, “Beat around the bush”.


Host:

Stephen Carter, CEO, Stress Solutions, LLC. Website: https://www.EFT-MD.com; Email: [email protected].
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Timestamps:

00:00 - Episode topic;
00:29 - Show and host info;
01:05 - Origin of "Beat around the bush";
06:10 - How to learn more about the phrase "Beat around the bush";
06:33 - How to subscribe / follow this podcast;
06:45 - How to contact host.


Sources:

“The QPB Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins” by Robert Hendrickson, page 68;

“Know Your Phrase” (https://knowyourphrase.com/beating-around-the-bush);

Phrases.org.UK, (https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/beat-around-the-bush.htmlhttps://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/beat-around-the-bush.html).


Technical info:

Recorded and first edits done with Twisted Wave. Additional edits with Audacity. Leveled with Levelator. Final edits and rendering done with Hindenburg Pro.

Microphone: Samson Q2U


Key words:

hunting, bird hunting, birding, Ernest Weekley, etymology, George Gascoigne, Generydes, Marvin Gaye,
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