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- Close But No Cigar
Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss how Ingrid used to be a carnie, Cake, and the problematic nature of PT Barnum shows.
Support the show
We'd love to research your favorite idiom! Email us at [email protected] or slide into our DMs on Instagram @TheLanguageLie. Closed caption available on Youtube.
18 min - The Cat's Out of the Bag
Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss yet another idiom about cats. To which they are both allergic.
Support the show
We'd love to research your favorite idiom! Email us at [email protected] or slide into our DMs on Instagram @TheLanguageLie. Closed caption available on Youtube.
16 min - To Flesh Something Out
Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss an idiom that horrifies, disgusts, and completely unsettles Casey.
Support the show
We'd love to research your favorite idiom! Email us at [email protected] or slide into our DMs on Instagram @TheLanguageLie. Closed caption available on Youtube.
27 min - Hill of Beans
Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss beans, the farmer's almanac, and the Great Carolinian Bean Fire.
Support the show
We'd love to research your favorite idiom! Email us at [email protected] or slide into our DMs on Instagram @TheLanguageLie. Closed caption available on Youtube.
14 min - Jump the Shark
Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss sharks, nuance, and Henry Winkler.
Support the show
We'd love to research your favorite idiom! Email us at [email protected] or slide into our DMs on Instagram @TheLanguageLie. Closed caption available on Youtube.
15 min - Butterflies In Your Stomach
Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss butterflies, nausea, and how Casey doesn't believe in love.
Support the show
We'd love to research your favorite idiom! Email us at [email protected] or slide into our DMs on Instagram @TheLanguageLie. Closed caption available on Youtube.
37 min - Curiosity Killed the Cat
Join Casey and Ingrid as Casey explains how the New and Old Testaments are like Twilight and Harry Potter.
Support the show
We'd love to research your favorite idiom! Email us at [email protected] or slide into our DMs on Instagram @TheLanguageLie. Closed caption available on Youtube.
36 min - Chew the Fat
Casey and Ingrid are back from hiatus!
Support the show
We'd love to research your favorite idiom! Email us at [email protected] or slide into our DMs on Instagram @TheLanguageLie. Closed caption available on Youtube.
26 min - Mind Your P's and Q's
Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss the queen, printing typefaces, and the most nursery rhyme idiom with the dirtiest song references.
Sources:
https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/mind-your-ps-and-qs.html
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/mind+your+p%27s+and+q%27s
https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/mind-your-ps-and-qs.html
https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/
https://www.michiganradio.org/arts-culture/2019-01-06/the-dark-origin-of-basket-caseSupport the show
We'd love to research your favorite idiom! Email us at [email protected] or slide into our DMs on Instagram @TheLanguageLie. Closed caption available on Youtube.
34 min - To Make Ends Meet
Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss tailoring, leftover meat, and balancing the budget.
Sources:
https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/Support the show
We'd love to research your favorite idiom! Email us at [email protected] or slide into our DMs on Instagram @TheLanguageLie. Closed caption available on Youtube.
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About The Language Lie
From the publisher's feed
Join Casey and Ingrid as they take a humorous dive into the origins of your favorite idioms, and we all learn something new. They chew the fat, spill the tea and the beans, and shoot the breeze…
until they get to the root of the matter. Follow the soothing voices of this duo as they venture down winding rabbit holes of lighthearted banter, having fun while uncovering some language truths.