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Abr 14, 2013
Politics is full of odd phrases like "pork barrel projects," "slush funds," and "lame ducks" -- all of which had practical origins and morphed to mean what they do today.
Politics is full of odd phrases like "pork barrel projects," "slush funds," and "lame ducks" -- all of which had practical origins and morphed to mean what they do today.
Fecha de emisión
Abr 14, 2013
Have you ever wondered why someone who can't get it together is called a "basket case"? Or where the term "Yankee" came from? And why do we say someone "bought the farm" when they die?
Have you ever wondered why someone who can't get it together is called a "basket case"? Or where the term "Yankee" came from? And why do we say someone "bought the farm" when they die?
Fecha de emisión
Abr 21, 2013
The American South has given us words like "y'all" and "rednecks" as well as dozens of colorful phrases like "fly off the handle," "having an axe to grind," and "barking up the wrong
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The American South has given us words like "y'all" and "rednecks" as well as dozens of colorful phrases like "fly off the handle," "having an axe to grind," and "barking up the wrong tree." But what are the origins of these expressions and why has one group of people contributed so much to the American language? The answers reveal the hidden history behind the American south and its secret slang.
Fecha de emisión
Abr 28, 2013
Expressions from "riffraff" to "betting your bottom dollar", "passing the buck," "acid test" and even "heard it through the grapevine" all come from America's frontier days. But have you
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Expressions from "riffraff" to "betting your bottom dollar", "passing the buck," "acid test" and even "heard it through the grapevine" all come from America's frontier days. But have you ever wondered why these phrases were first used and what they mean today? The answers reveal the hidden history behind America and its secret slang.
Fecha de emisión
May 05, 2013
Millions of immigrants have flooded into the U.S. over the past 200 years, creating words and phrases that are uniquely American.
Millions of immigrants have flooded into the U.S. over the past 200 years, creating words and phrases that are uniquely American.
Fecha de emisión
May 12, 2013
Americans have always loved to eat, giving rise to words and phrases relating to food. Find out where these expressions originated and what they really mean.
Americans have always loved to eat, giving rise to words and phrases relating to food. Find out where these expressions originated and what they really mean.
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