The Brass Tacks Podcast

Welp, secret's out now... Seth lets us in on the origin and meaning of Cat's Out of the Bag Enjoy the show!

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https://www.rd.com/article/let-the-cat-out-of-the-bag-origin/#:~:text=When%20someone%20would%20purchase%20a,association%20with%20revealing%20a%20secret.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/31180/whats-origin-let-cat-out-bag

We find out just how literal this saying is while we discuss Apple of My Eye...

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https://nosweatshakespeare.com/quotes/famous/apple-of-my-eye/

collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/the-apple-of-your-eye

https://www.deseret.com/1999/12/19/19481164/apple-of-my-eye-comes-from-bible#:~:text=Since%20the%20pupil%20is%20essential,%2C%20Psalms%2C%20Proverbs%20and%20Lamentations.

We talk about hard thing on this episode as we BITE THE BULLET and get through it...

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bite_the_bullet#:~:text=To%20%22bite%20the%20bullet%22%20is,novel%20The%20Light%20that%20Failed.

https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/why-we-say-phrase-bite-bullet/

https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/bite-the-bullet.html

On this episode we find out the surprising, and kind of literal origin of STEAL YOUR THUNDER

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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steal%20someone%27s%20thunder

https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/steal-ones-thunder.html

https://interestingliterature.com/2020/08/steal-my-thunder-phrase-origin/

Seth tells us about quitting COLD TURKEY, this episode we get into the origin and meaning.

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https://www.rd.com/article/cold-turkey-meaning/

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/why-do-we-quit-cold-turkey#:~:text=The%20expression%20first%20appeared%20in,'cold%20turkey'%20treatment.%22

Another Episode Teaser!! Seth lays down the ground work for an upcoming episode...

Now now there, is that that your lip I see? Quit your pouting, I think I see a bird... 

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https://www.amazon.com/Bird-Will-Poop-that-Lip-ebook/dp/B07QZFJV1B

https://bluntmoms.com/fly-will-poop-lipand-parenting-lies/

https://kabbalahcenter.net/bird-poops-on-you/

On this episode Seth explains the origin of Quit While You Are Ahead, and as always....Please LIKE and FOLLOW and as always if you have a phrase you'd like us to address, email us at [email protected]

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/quit-while-one-s-ahead#:~:text=Don't%20try%20to%20improve,the%20risk%20of%20spoiling%20something.

https://www.englishclub.com/ref/esl/Idioms/Q/quit_while_you_re_ahead_18.php

Hey there all you cool kiddos, we just want you to know we think you'll totally dig this episode since it's the BEE'S KNEES!! Please LIKE and FOLLOW and as always if you have a phrase you'd like us to address, email us at [email protected]

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bee%27s%20knees

https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/idiom-day-the-bees-knees#:~:text=The%20origin%20of%20this%20expression,alludes%20to%20this%20concentrated%20goodness

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/47088/where-does-the-phrase-the-bees-knees-originate-from

This episode we discuss the ole adage,  Kick the Bucket. Please LIKE and FOLLOW and as always if you have a phrase you'd like us to address, email us at [email protected]

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/kick-the-bucket

https://writingexplained.org/idiom-dictionary/kick-the-bucket

https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/kick-the-bucket.html