n this episode Teresa discusses a joke with Elin.

“Why shouldn’t you iron a four-leaf clover? You don’t want to press your luck.”

This episode was recorded March 17, 2021.

Today Teresa talks about the expression humdrum This idiom is of the type rhymes with words that have no meaning. It means boring, lacking excitement or variety; dull; monotonous.

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This episode was recorded on May 18, 2021.

In this episode Teresa discusses a joke with Elin.

“Catholic Meeting Today

Five minutes in Colin realized he had misread the sign.”

This episode was recorded March 8, 2021.

Today Teresa talks about the expression wear and tear. This idiom is of the type rhymes with words that have meaning. Wear has the meaning of being used and tear has the meaning of damage, so when you put them together, wear and tear, means the damage that happens to an object in ordinary use during a period of time.

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This episode was recorded on May 18, 2021.

In this episode Teresa discusses a joke with Elin.

“Wait! Albert Einstein was real? I thought he was a theoretical physicist.”

This episode was recorded March 3, 2021.

Today Teresa talks about the expression pooh-pooh. This idiom is of the straight-up repeated type. It is used to dismiss an idea or suggestion as being foolish or impractical. A long, long time ago it was really common for people to say, "Oh, pooh!" as a way to express disappointment. Now you can when it is repeated it is a way of saying you don't think something is good. A course pooh is also another way to say poop so you might think that's what they're say but it doesn't feel that strong to me.

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This episode was recorded on May 18, 2021.

In this episode Teresa discusses a joke with Elin.

“Yesterday I saw a guy spill all his Scrabble letters on the road. I asked him what’s the word on the street.”

This episode was recorded March 3, 2021.

Today Teresa talks about the expression handy dandy. This idiom is of the type rhymes with words that have no meaning. I love today's expression. It's one I use a lot. It means convenient and useful. In this case handy by itself means convenient and useful so the repeating of the sound in the word dandy just makes it stronger.

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This episode was recorded on May 18, 2021.

In this episode Teresa discusses a joke with Elin.

“Why are frogs always happy? Because they eat what bugs them.”

This episode was recorded March 1, 2021.

Today Teresa talks about the expression meet-and-greet. This idiom is of the type rhymes with words that have meaning. A meet-and-greet is an organized event during which a celebrity, politician, or other well-known figure meets and talks to the public. Although sometimes we use meet-and-greet to talk about an organized event where you meet someone important but not a famous person. Meet is a word I am sure you're familiar with but you might not be as familiar with the word greet. Maybe you've heard the word greeting. A greeting is something you say to someone when you first see them. A good example of this is hello. So if I see you and I say hello, I greeted you.

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This episode was recorded on May 18, 2021.