Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins
Whole 9 Yards is a weekly podcast that will simultaneously educate, astonish, and amuse. Listen while we share equivocal research about the origin of words, phrases, and idioms we use every day. From the team at Big Science Pods, we bring you the whole 9 yards, the entire kit and caboodle, the whole shebang of this quick, entertaining look at our language and the history therein. Learn why we call New York "The Big Apple," what "red-handed" REALLY means and why sometimes people are "happy as a clam." So, let's cut to the chase, if you jump on the bandwagon now, the first 100 subscribers will be entered to win a Big Science Snuggie. Have a question about an idiom? Wanna drop us a line because you think we’re funny... or, not? Think we’re mistaken about any information we’ve shared? Hit us up at heyyou@whole9yards.org. We’re waiting with bated breath!
Episodes
Episode 203: Jay & Ray enjoy the scent of some idioms.
- p.u.
- tit for tat
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Episode 315: Jay & Ray have some piping hot idioms.
- piping hot
- bellwether
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Episode 314: Jay & Ray have some skin in the game.
- skin in the game
- trip the light fantastic
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Episode 313: Jay & Ray take a few old idioms to court.
- break the ice
- kangaroo court
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Episode 312: Jay & Ray slice up some old food idioms.
- cheesy
- in a nutshell
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Episode 311: Jay & Ray hash out some food idioms.
- sour grapes
- just desserts
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Episode 310: Jay & Ray take a thunderous approach to old etymologies.
- steal your thunder
- why is Macbeth referred to as 'The Scottish Play?'
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Episode 309: Jay & Ray toast to some new idioms.
- here's mud in your eye
- stingy
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Episode 308: Jay & Ray stitch up a few old idioms.
- know the ropes
- hell bent for leather
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Episode 307: Jay & Ray learn about a few old odds and ends.
- scuttlebutt
- odds and ends
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Episode 306: Jay & Ray get chilly with a few old idioms.
- full bore
- arctic
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Episode 305: Jay & Ray take a bite of out of old food idioms.
- carboy
- zest
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Episode 304: Jay & Ray pull a old magical idioms out of their hats.
- open sesame
- hokum
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Episode 303: Jay & Ray are over a barrel. - Encore
- over your skiis
- over a barrel
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Episode 302: Jay & Ray are beside themselves with (old) idioms. - Encore
- hankering
- beside yourself
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Episode 301: Jay & Ray get hungry for (old) foodioms. - Encore
- ham-fisted
- egg on your face
Hambone Blues by Milton Brown / 1936
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Episode 300: Jay & Ray grab a few cold ones. -Encore
- cold feet
- tie one on
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Episode 299: Jay & Ray get a little lazy. - Encore
- lazy susan
- lo and behold
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Episode 298: Jay & Ray kibitz over some old idioms. - Encore
- roger
- kibitz
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Episode 297: Jay & Ray get festive with a few sparkle season idioms. - Encore
- deck the halls
- trim the tree
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