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I explore the origins and histories of idioms, metaphors, old wives tales, superstitions, and more. Come along with me as I turn phrases inside out. #turningphrases #toppers #lendmeyourears #etymology... more
FAQs about TURN OF PHRASES:How many episodes does TURN OF PHRASES have?The podcast currently has 152 episodes available.
November 13, 2017Topper TopicsSalutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 21 topics: Happy accident; Icing on the cake; Kabuki; Bokeh; Bae; Colder than a stepmother’s kiss You can check out my website to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the […]...more13minPlay
November 06, 2017Time after timeSalutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 20 topics: Rome wasn’t built in a day; A stitch in time saves nine; The early bird catches the worm; Time is money You can check out my website to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, […]...more11minPlay
October 30, 2017Spooky SayingsSalutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 19 topics: Skeleton in the closet; Saved by the bell; To work the graveyard shift; Make one’s blood boil; Make the blood run cold; In cold blood You can check out my website to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions […]...more15minPlay
October 23, 2017Clucking AroundSalutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 18 topics: Don’t count your chickens before they hatch; Madder than a wet hen; Scarce as a hen’s teeth; The rooster may crow, but the hen delivers the goods; No spring chicken; Hen-pecked You can check out my website to send topic suggestions, find links […]...more14minPlay
October 16, 2017Money MattersSalutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 17 topics: A penny saved is a penny earned; A dime a dozen; From rags to riches; A fool has trouble hanging on to his money; Rolling in the dough You can check out my website to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the […]...more11minPlay
October 09, 2017Etymological ExplorationSalutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 16 topics: Blow the top off the ceiling/blow the roof off; Three sheets to the wind; Took the wind out of my sails; Any port in a storm; Trip the light fantastic; Taken for a ride You can check out my website to send topic suggestions, find links […]...more16minPlay
October 02, 2017What’s cookingSalutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 15 topics: Everything but the kitchen sink; A baker’s dozen; Too many cooks in the kitchen; A watched pot never boils You can check out my website to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how […]...more13minPlay
September 25, 2017Legen-dairySalutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 14 topics: Don’t cry over spilt milk; Milking it; The milk of human kindness; Milk and honey You can check out my website to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support […]...more10minPlay
September 18, 2017Very SuperstitiousSalutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 13 topics: Beginner’s luck; Walking under a ladder; Bad luck comes in threes; A four leaf clover is lucky; Why people say ‘Bless you’ after they hear a sneeze; Why the number 666 is seen as bad luck; Breaking a mirror brings seven years of bad […]...more20minPlay
September 11, 2017Devil whisperingSalutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 12 topics: Speak of the devil; Better the devil you know; The devil is in the details; The Devil beats his wife; Snake oil You can check out my website to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get […]...more17minPlay
FAQs about TURN OF PHRASES:How many episodes does TURN OF PHRASES have?The podcast currently has 152 episodes available.