May 7, 2025 ā¢ 50 mins
Rob and Jess "pull out all the stops" in this episode explaining idiom origins.Ā
āļø Why do we say "balls to the wall" and "push the envelope"?Ā
š What's so useless about a "white elephant"?Ā
š Where were the original "whole nine yards"?
These questions answered and many more in this common sayings special of Words Unravelled.
Here's our other idioms episode: https://pod.fo/e/2a54ba
And the video version of this one: https://youtu.be/ca3lz3dXgW8
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āļø Why do we say "balls to the wall" and "push the envelope"?Ā
š What's so useless about a "white elephant"?Ā
š Where were the original "whole nine yards"?
These questions answered and many more in this common sayings special of Words Unravelled.
Here's our other idioms episode: https://pod.fo/e/2a54ba
And the video version of this one: https://youtu.be/ca3lz3dXgW8
š OUR MERCH š
US SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.com/
EU/UK SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.net/
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