April 14, 2013 • 30m
Politics is full of odd phrases like "pork barrel projects," "slush funds," and "lame ducks" -- all of which had practical origins...Read more
April 14, 2013 • 30m
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 ...Read more
April 21, 2013 • 30m
The American South has given us words like "y'all" and "rednecks" as well as dozens of colorful phrases like "fly off the handle,"...Read more
April 28, 2013 • 30m
Expressions from "riffraff" to "betting your bottom dollar", "passing the buck," "acid test" and even "heard it through the grapev...Read more
May 5, 2013 • 30m
Ever wonder why American cowboys say "'git along little doggies" when they're talking about herding cattle? Or why a losing wrestl...Read more
May 12, 2013 • 30m
Americans have always loved to eat and expressions relating to food--from New York's "big apple" to "wake up and smell the coffee"...Read more