TURN OF PHRASES: Recent Episodes
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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
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 137 topics: Etymology of goodbye; Labor of love; It’s better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all; Absence makes the heart grow fonder; Fairy-tale ending Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 136 topics: Go over like a lead balloon; If the shoe fits, wear it Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 135 topics: Fair to middling; Fight fire with fire Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 134 topics: A stones throw; Fifteen minutes of fame. Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 133 topics: A fly in the ointment; A knight in shining armor Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 132 topics: A chain is only as strong as its weakest link; A diamond in the rough Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and more! Check out my Merch Store!
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 131 topics: Got your goat; Proof is in the pudding; Your name is mud; Shot myself in the foot Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and more! Check out my Merch Store!
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 130 topics: Touch and go; Thumbs up / down; Pinky swear; The devil makes work for idle hands Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and more! Check out my Merch Store!
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 129 topics: So hungry I could eat a horse; Chew the fat; Taste of ones own medicine; A bitter pill to swallow; Bite your tongue; Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and more! Check out my Merch Store!
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 128 topics: Keep your nose to the grindstone; Cut off your nose to spite your face; No skin off my nose; Smell a rat; A rose by any other name would smell as sweet; Stop and smell the roses Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and more! Check out my Merch Store!
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 127 topics: Monkey see monkey do; Pull the wool over someone’s eyes; Give someone the hairy eyeball; See eye to eye; An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and more! Check out my Merch Store!
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 126 topics: Heard it through the grapevine; Keep your ear to the ground; Old wives tales about ears; The walls have ears; I’m all ears Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and more! Check out my Merch Store!
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and more! Check out my Merch Store!
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 125 topics: Superstitions about Giving Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and more! Check out my Merch Store!
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 124 topics: A man’s home is his castle; Till the cows come home; Charity begins at home; Go big or go home Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and more! Check out my Merch Store!
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode #123 topics: Birds of a feather flock together; Joined at the hip; Through thick and thin; Keep your friends close and your enemies closer Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and more! Check out my Merch Store!
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode #122 topics: Swan song; Wild goose chase; A little bird told me; Get all your ducks in a row Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and more! Check out my Merch Store!
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 121 topics: Etymology of scare; Scared stiff; Scaredy-cat; Scared the living daylights; Scared half to death / Scared to death Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and more! Check out my Merch Store!
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 120 topics: I’ll eat my hat; Feather in my cap; Thinking cap Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 119 topics: Old as the hills; Can’t teach an old dog new tricks; Whippersnapper; Newfangled; Old hat Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 118 topics: History of Memorial Day; It’s on the tip of my tongue; Does that ring a bell; Tying a string on your finger to help remember something; It goes in one ear and out the other Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 117 topics: All for one and one for all; Two heads are better than one; The third degree; Forty winks; The fifth column Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 116 topics: Raining cats and dogs; Shooting the messenger Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 115 topics: Happy accident; Icing on the cake; Kabuki; Bokeh; Bae; Colder than a stepmother’s kiss Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 114 topics: Cruising for a bruising; Slug bug; Knuckle sandwich Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 113 topics: Cool; Daddy O; Pad; Wet behind the ears Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 112 topics: Cats have nine lives; Ghost writer; The beat goes on Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 111 topics: Burn rubber; Pedal to the metal; Pedal pushers; Tooling; Honorable mentions: Door pusher; Passion Pit; You razz my berries Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 110 topics: A square / Be there or be square; A square meal / three square meals a day; Fair and square; A square peg in a round hole Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 109 topics: Learn the ropes; Think outside the box; Egg of Columbus; Have your work cut out for you; Pink slip Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 108 topics: Whistleblower; Fly on the wall; Off the record; Sweep something under the rug Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 107 topics: Pushing up daisies; Hold out an olive branch; Can’t see the forest for the trees Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 106 topics: Baptism by fire; Your ears are burning; Smoke and mirrors, Where there’s smoke there’s fire Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 105 topics: As daft as a brush; As thick as two short planks; As nice as ninepence; As safe as houses Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 103 topics: Easy as pie; As keen as mustard; As alike as two peas in a pod; As different as chalk and cheese Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 103 topics: As happy as a clam; As snug as a bug; As fine as frog’s hair; As naked as a jay bird; Blind as a bat Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 102 topics: As dead as a doornail; As fit as a fiddle; As bold as brass; As fast as greased lightning Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 101 topics: Needle in a haystack; Hit the hay; The straw that broke the camel’s back; Grasp at straws; Straw man You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 100 topics: Milestone; Let your hair down; Have a whale of a time You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 99 topics: That’s the way the cookie crumbles; Hand in the cookie jar; Cookie cutter; Smart/tough/sharp cookie You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 98 topics: Etymology of theatre; All the world’s a stage; To be in the limelight You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 97 topics: Fools rush in where angels fear to tread; Children and fools tell the truth; Pulling someone’s leg; A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client; Pranks You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 96 topics: Etymology of egg; Good egg vs. Bad egg; A curate’s egg; To egg on; Don’t put all your eggs in one basket; Have egg on your face; You can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs; Egg in your beer; Walk on eggshells; […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 95 topics: Like a dog with two tails; On cloud nine; Fly off the handle; In stitches; Under the weather; Heebie-jeebies; Proud/pleased as punch You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 94 topics: Bull in a china shop; When pigs fly; Quiet as a church mouse; A wolf in sheep’s clothing; Fox in the henhouse; Snake in the grass You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Today I have a special treat for you: The Vocal Fries Podcast and I have switched feeds for the day as part of Operation Switcheroo. To hear my newest episode, go check out The Vocal Fries Podcast! While you’re there, check out the rest of […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 92 topics: A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step; A rolling stone gathers no moss; A bad penny always turns up; Beauty is in the eye of the beholder; Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 91 topics: Top of the morning to you; Green thumb; Etymology of Leprechauns; Green around the gills/green about the gills You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 90 topics: Doggy dog vs Dog eat dog; For all intensive purposes vs For all intents and purposes; On tender hooks vs On tenterhooks; Jive with vs Jibe with; The spitting image vs The spit and image You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 89 topics: Etymology of space and stellar; Houston we have a problem; Star-crossed; Hitch your wagon to a star You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 88 topics: Vicious circle; Run circles around; Round robin; Throw your hat into the ring You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 87 topics: Mind your P’s & Q’s; A-1; To a T; OK/A-OK You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 86 topics: To have a crush; Two is company, but three is a crowd; To go dutch; Better Half; To warm the cockles of someone’s heart You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 85 topics: Like selling coals to Newcastle; Having your collar felt/You’re nicked; One foot in the grave; Mutton dressed as lamb; going to see a man about a dog; As drunk as a newt/as pissed as a newt; Bloody hell Check out my Merch Store! […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 84 topics: Being sent to Coventry; As the crow flies; In for a penny, in for a pound; I wouldn’t touch it/him/her with a barge poll; in the land of Nod Check out my Merch Store! You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 83 topics: Turn on a sixpence; A farthing short of a shilling; Too slow for a funeral; As sharp as a wet tissue; Attacking with the ferocity of a feather dusters; To have something coming out of your ears; Coming thick and fast; More than […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! This episode may not be suitable for all ages. Episode 82 topic: The Birds and the Bees Check out my Merch Store! You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! This episode may not be suitable for all ages. Episode 81 topic: Red Light District You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 80 topics: Makes your hair stand on end; The short end of the stick; Burn the candle at both ends; The light at the end of the tunnel; All good things come to an end You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 79 topics: The 12 Days of Christmas You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and more!
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 78 topics: Winter Weather Wives Tales You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and more!
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 77 topics: The oldest trick in the book; Don’t judge a book by its cover; Bookworm; Take a leaf out of their book; To read between the lines You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 76 topics: I don’t cotton to that; In high cotton, History of cotton candy You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 75 topics: Blood is thicker than water; Passing out cigars when a baby is born; A sucker is born every minute; Shaking hands and kissing babies; Born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 74 topics: History of Thanksgiving Day parades; Ben Franklin Turkey myth, Tryptophan myth; Various topics presented by Moxie from Your Brain on Facts Check out Moxie’s show here! You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 73 topics: All is fair in love and war; Bite the bullet; Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades; Beat a hasty retreat You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 72 topics: Etymology of newlywed; Etymology of anniversary; History of wedding anniversary names/gifts; It takes two to tango; Great minds think alike You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 71 topics: 31 Halloween traditions and superstitions You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and more! Check out my […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 70 topics: Healthy as a horse; Salt of the earth; For the love of Pete; Underwater basket weaving You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 69 topics: Lightning never strikes twice; To not suffer fools gladly; Shiver me timbers; The bee’s knees; The cat’s pajamas You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 68 topics: Bad news travels fast; Jump on the bandwagon; Ships that pass in the night; Marco Polo game You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 67 topics: Wake up and smell the coffee; Get up on the wrong side of the bed; The wee hours of the morning/the crack of dawn; 10 coffee superstitions You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 66 topics: Fall vs Autumn; You reap what you sow; Harvest Moon; The bigger they are the harder they fall; Bread always falls butter side down (the buttered toast phenomenon) You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 65 topics: I’ll be a monkey’s uncle; 800 pound gorilla; More fun than a barrel of monkeys; The monkey’s paw; Three wise monkeys You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 64 topics: To the Victor Go the Spoils; Rotten tomatoes/why people throw tomatoes; Something is rotten in the state of Denmark; One bad apple can spoil the bunch; Bittersweet You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 63 topics: Blood, sweat and tears; The big cheese; Jack of all trades, master of none; All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy; Pull yourself up by your bootstraps You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 62 topics: A Picture Paints a Thousand Words; Actions Speak Louder Than Words; Excuse my French; Tell it to the marines; It’s all Greek to me You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 61 topics: All the bells and whistles; With bells on; As clear as a bell; Ringing in the new year; Grabbing the brass ring You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 60 topics: Exit stage left; Left handed compliment; Two left feet; Out in left field; Southpaw; Left handed monkey wrench You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 59 topics: Dog and pony show; Lipstick on a pig; Cry wolf; The elephant in the room; Jumping the shark Today’s podpal promo: The Gravity Beard Podcast You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 58 topics: Cat got your tongue, Keep your eyes peeled; Shake a leg; Crossing fingers for good luck; An albatross around your neck You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 57 topics: All for one and one for all; Two heads are better than one; The third degree; Forty winks; The fifth column You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 56 topics: Hot dog/hot diggity dog; The dog days of summer; The boondocks; Out of the frying pan and into the fire Today’s podpal promo: Your Brain on Facts You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 55 topics: Cat and mouse game; Keep your eye on the ball; Behind the eight ball; Throw in the towel; The domino effect You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 54 topics: You catch more flies with honey than vinegar; Spill the beans; Like taking candy from a baby; The greatest thing since sliced bread; Chopped liver You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 53 topics: Turn of phrase; Wisdom teeth; The etymologies of etymology, salutations, toodle-oo, and metaphor; lend me your ears You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information […]
*Hey Toppers, just a quick note about today’s episode. It includes clips from other podcasts, which means that there are different styles incorporated into the episode. While there is nothing overtly inappropriate, if you’re listening with little Toppers you might want to listen through first to make sure there’s nothing you want the kiddos to […]
*Hey Toppers, just a quick note about today’s episode. It includes clips from other podcasts, which means that there are different styles incorporated into the episode. While there is nothing overtly inappropriate, if you’re listening with little Toppers you might want to listen through first to make sure there’s nothing you want the kiddos to […]
*Hey Toppers, just a quick note about today’s episode. It includes clips from other podcasts, which means that there are different styles incorporated into the episode. While there is nothing overtly inappropriate, if you’re listening with little Toppers you might want to listen through first to make sure there’s nothing you want the kiddos to […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 49 topics: History of Memorial Day; It’s on the tip of my tongue; Does that ring a bell; Tying a string on your finger to help remember something; It goes in one ear and out the other You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 48 topics: Between the devil and the deep blue sea; Like water off a duck’s back; You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink; Water under the bridge; We’ll burn that bridge when we get to it Today’s podpal […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 47 topics: Don’t step on a crack or you’ll break your mother’s back; Mums the word; Necessity is the mother of invention; Mother Nature; The mother lode Today’s podpal promo: So it Is Told You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 46 topics: Stool pigeon; Cook the books; Thick as thieves; To be in the clink; Smoking gun You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 45 topics: Tongue twisters; Betty Botter; Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers; She sells seashells by the seashore; Tongue tied Today’s podpal promo: Wives Tales Podcast You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 44 topics: The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; The pot calling the kettle black; Catch someone red-handed; Tickled pink; Telling a white lie; Silver bullet You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 43 topics: Pajamas; The Sandman; Sleep like a: top, log, rock, and baby; Night owl You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 42 topics: Old as the hills; Can’t teach an old dog new tricks; Whippersnapper; Newfangled; Old hat You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 41 topics: April Fool’s day; Calling someone a fool; Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me; Fool’s errand; Fool’s paradise You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 40 topics: Stuffed to the gills; Like shooting fish in a barrel; Kettle of fish/pretty kettle of fish/different kettle of fish; Red herring; Fish out of water You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 39 topics: Spring has sprung; Equinox; Spring cleaning; Spring fever; In like a lion, out like a lamb; April showers bring May flowers You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 38 topics: History of Saint Patrick’s Day; Why we wear green on Saint Patrick’s Day; The luck of the Irish; Kiss me I’m Irish/The Blarney Stone; Green with envy/Green eyed monster You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 37 topics: History of breakfast; why we eat/drink the following for breakfast: eggs, bacon, pancakes, waffles, orange juice, coffee, and cereal; why breakfast is the most important meal of the day. You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 36 topics: Whet your appetite; Wet your whistle; Toe the line; Eat your cake and have it too; Couldn’t care less; Card sharp You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 35 topics: An elephant never forgets; Dog is man’s best friend; Crocodile tears; Belling the cat; Camel’s nose You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 34 topics: Valentine’s Day; To tie the knot; Head over heels in love; The Daisy Oracle; To wear your heart on your sleeve You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 33 topics: Bread and butter; Bring home the bacon; Cool as a cucumber; Why couples save the top tier of their wedding cake for their first anniversary; Couch potato You can check out my website to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 32 topics: Harebrained; Mad as a March hare; Mad as a hatter; Calling someone cuckoo 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 podcast, […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 31 topics: Stick out like a sore thumb; A sight for sore eyes; No pain, no gain; Achy joints can predict the weather; Growing pains 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 […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 30 topics: The king is dead, long live the king; In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king; Cocky as the king of spades; A cat may look at a king; Crown of thorns You can check out my website to send topic suggestions, find […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 29 topics: Let sleeping dogs lie; To be in the doghouse; The hair of the dog; Barking up the wrong tree; What it means when dogs stare at nothing; Their bark is worse than their bite You can check out my website to send topic suggestions, […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 28 topics: If at first you don’t succeed, try try again; Get the ball rolling; Start off on the right foot/start off on the wrong foot; It isn’t over until the fat lady sings; Why people make New Year’s resolutions; To turn over a new leaf; […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 27 topics: A green Christmas makes a full graveyard; The tradition of the Yule log; T’was the night before Christmas 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 […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 26 topics: Pure as the driven snow; Cold shoulder; Revenge is a dish best served cold; When hell freezes over; Not a snowball’s chance in hell; To catch your death from cold; In the land of misfit toys You can check out my website to send […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 25 topics: Charley horse; Full Monty; Joshing me; Van Gogh’s ear for music; Old as Methuselah 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 […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 24 topics: Rules with an iron fist; Yellow belly; A heart of gold; Sweet tooth; To turn a blind eye; Mind’s eye 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 […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 23 topics: Too big for your britches; Playing opossum; Good Lord Willing and the Creek Don’t Rise; It doesn’t amount to a hill of beans; Knee high to a grasshopper; You look rode hard and put up wet; Full as a tick You can check out […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 22 topics: To talk turkey; To go cold turkey; Thank my lucky stars; Breaking the wishbone; A lot on my plate 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 […]
Salutations 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 […]
Salutations 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, […]
Salutations 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 […]
Salutations 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 […]
Salutations 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 […]
Salutations 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 […]
Salutations 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 […]
Salutations 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 […]
Salutations 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 […]
Salutations 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 […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 11 topics: Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth; Get something straight from the horse’s mouth; If wishes were horses, beggars would ride; Get off your high horse; Don’t put the cart before the horse You can check out my website to send topic suggestions, find […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 10 topics: Cup of joe; Doubting Thomas; Elvis has left the building; Et Tu Brute 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 podcast, and more!
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 9 topics: Break a leg; Small potatoes 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 podcast, and more!
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 8 topics: A chip on your shoulder; A Chip Off The Old Block; When the chips are down 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 […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 7 topics: At the drop of a hat; Taking things with a grain of salt; Letting the cat out of the bag; Beat around the bush; The whole nine yards; Cake walk/piece of cake; Hot potato You can check out my website to send topic suggestions, find links […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 6 topics: Penny for your thoughts; Your two cents; Money doesn’t grow on trees 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 podcast, […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 5 topics: A bridge too far; The cut of your jib 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 podcast, and more!
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 4 topics: Hanging by a thread; Running Amok; Going to Hell in a hand-basket 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 podcast, […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 3 topics: An apple a day keeps the doctor away; A watermelon will grow in your stomach if you swallow a seed; Apple of my eye You can check out my website to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 2 topics: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush; The bitter end 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 […]
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 1 topics: Raining cats and dogs; Shooting the messenger 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 podcast, and more!
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! 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 podcast, and more!