The Brass Tacks Podcast

Episode Teaser! Seth has a question about a phrase unknown to him, I try to explain...

Seth guides us through this episode as we Cut It Off At the Head!! Remember to LIKE and FOLLOW, and if you have a phrase you'd like us to make an episode about email us at [email protected] 

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/338586/more-eloquent-idiom-expression-for-the-phrase-cut-it-at-the-roots-source-to-pre

https://grammarist.com/idiom/head-someone-off-at-the-pass-and-cut-someone-off-at-the-pass/

Seth does not go Barking Up the Wrong Tree on this episode of Brass Tacks. Don't forget to LIKE and FOLLOW to catch all of the episodes as soon as they drop. Follow us on Twitter @thebrasstackspd and Instagram thebrasstackspod. If you have a phrase you'd like to have on the show email us at [email protected]

https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/barking-up-the-wrong-tree.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barking_up_the_wrong_tree

This episode we go full throttle,  so hang on, its BALLS TO THE WALL!! Follow us on Twitter @thebrasstackspd and Instagram thebrasstackspod. If you have a phrase you'd like to have on the show email us at [email protected]

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/balls%20to%20the%20wall#:~:text=Definition%20of%20balls%20to%20the,There's%20no%20in%20between.%E2%80%94

https://medium.com/exploring-history/balls-to-the-wall-doesn-t-mean-what-you-think-it-does-cbdcbbc5957b

https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/balls-to-the-wall

In this episode we address the big Elephant in the Room. Follow us on Twitter @thebrasstackspd and Instagram thebrasstackspod. If you have a phrase you'd like to have on the show email us at [email protected]

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elephant%20in%20the%20room

https://www.theidioms.com/elephant-in-the-room/

https://knowyourphrase.com/elephant-in-the-room

Please enjoy the electrifying origin in the episode Out of the Blue!  Follow us on Twitter @thebrasstackspd and Instagram thebrasstackspod

https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/out%20of%20the%20blue

https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/70700.html

https://www.gingersoftware.com/content/phrases/out-of-the-blue-2/

Seth guides us through the beginnings of Bone to Pick on this episode of Brass Tacks. Follow us on Twitter @thebrasstackspd and Instagram thebrasstackspod 

https://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/30/messages/2182.html

This episode Seth and I get right into the very old history of the common phrase Sight for Sore Eyes. You also now follow us on Twitter @thebrasstackspd and instagram https://www.instagram.com/thebrasstackspod/

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/a-sight-for-sore-eyes

https://english-grammar-lessons.com/a-sight-for-sore-eyes-meaning/#:~:text=A%20Sight%20for%20Sore%20Eyes%20Idiom%20Origin&text=Nowadays%2C%20it%20refers%20to%20the,%2C%E2%80%9D%20published%20back%20in%201738.

https://www.languagehumanities.org/what-are-the-origins-of-the-phrase-a-sight-for-sore-eyes.htm

In this episode Seth and I get into the seemingly simple nautical origin of the well worn saying,  Under the Weather. Please Enjoy!

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/under-the-weather

https://www.farmersalmanac.com/where-did-the-term-under-the-weather-come-from-21566#:~:text=On%20the%20high%20seas%20when,location%20%E2%80%9Cunder%20the%20weather.%E2%80%9D

In this episode we discover the potential origin is anything but a... Piece of Cake. Hang on as we get into the possible racist origin of a well used phrase.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piece%20of%20cake#:~:text=Definition%20of%20piece%20of%20cake,something%20easily%20done%20%3A%20cinch%2C%20breeze

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/431679/the-conflicting-origin-of-a-piece-of-cake

https://www.reddit.com/r/etymology/comments/i9uoii/the_surprisingly_racist_origin_of_the_idiom_piece/

https://notoneoffbritishisms.com/2015/04/30/a-piece-of-cake/

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/431679/the-conflicting-origin-of-a-piece-of-cake