An Idiot with Idioms: Recent Episodes

Lizzie Frisby

Lizzie (AKA self-proclaimed 'idiot') takes you through various weird and wonderful idioms and colloquial sayings from different languages (or even dialects) with native speakers. Listen along and see if you'll be speaking like a native in no time.

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Art work: Natalie Wilkins (Instagram: @ tilly.scribbles)

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com (track name: 'Sunbeam')

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Welcome back! The multi-talented television and radio presenter Robyn Richford gives us an insight into her wonderful hometown of Glasgow and the local sayings. Robyn also shares the struggles of her Glaswegian accent when living down in the south of England and explains how some of the sites you see travelling the world can be just as good as Scotland.

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Oh hey! Birmingham local, DJ, presenter and producer Kaylee Golding gives us some insider tips of the best places to visit in Brum along with the local idioms you need to know before your visit....grab yourself a cob and listen in!

Music by www.purple-planet.com

Image by Natalie Wilkins (Instagram: tilly.scribbles)

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Hey there babber! Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood, AKA Dick and Dom, join Lizzie Frisby to kick off The UK Series of An Idiot with Idioms by sharing local and regional sayings from their hometowns of Sheffield and Exeter. Along the way we hear of a Dick & Dom exclusive for the year to come, a surprise appearance from Dom’s dog Pickles and a completely serious discussion of the duo's completely serious and nationally acclaimed game, BOGIES!

Dick and Dom are Children’s TV presenters, well known for the double BAFTA Award winning Dick N Dom in Da Bungalow, which provided entertainment for kids across the country between 2002-2006. They also presented on the Children's BBC Broom Cupboard in the late ‘90s, were presenters on Radio 1, host The Dick & Dom Debate Podcast and are DJs!

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Music by www.purple-planet.com

Image by Natalie Wilkins (Instagram: tilly.scribbles)

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Did someone say "there's a bear over there"? Count yourself in and join the discussion on German idioms with Maria and self-proclaimed idiot, Lizzie.

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Image by Natalie Wilkins (Instagram: tilly.scribbles)

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¡Hola! This week we are joined by a professional translator who is originally from Valencia, Paloma, to teach us some of her favourite and most curious-sounding Spanish idioms from mainland Spain. ¡Olé!

Music by www.purple-planet.com Tracks used: "Sunbeam" (main theme), "El Toro" (short segment)

Image by Natalie Wilkins (Instagram: tilly.scribbles)

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Do you know many French idioms? If not, then give your tongue to the cat and join Jenna and I for some French idioms!

Music by www.purple-planet.com

Image by Natalie Wilkins (Instagram: tilly.scribbles)

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Today we head to the Netherlands as Wieke explains a few Dutch idioms and teaches us a valuable life lesson: how to not confuse cycling with peeing...

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Image by Natalie Wilkins (Instagram: tilly.scribbles)

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Join us as Lamia introduces us to a few Zimbabwean and Southern African Idioms and sayings. Let's listen "okes"!

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Image by Natalie Wilkins (Instagram: tilly.scribbles)

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Time for some Indonesian, or to be more specific, Bahasa Indonesia, idioms with the awesome Jazzlyne. We sure hope you're not a "hot worm" today!

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In this episode, I have a chat and a giggle with Neus, who shares some Catalan idioms. Do you know someone who was "born with a flower in their bottom"...?

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Image by Natalie Wilkins (Instagram: tilly.scribbles)

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In this episode we learn a few American idioms with Emma from Minnesota!

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Image by Natalie Wilkins (Instagram: tilly.scribbles)

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In this episode we learn some Polish colloquial sayings with Polish native, Anna. I hope no one 'turns your guitar' as you listen.

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Image by Natalie Wilkins (Instagram: tilly.scribbles)

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In this first episode we learn some Chilean Spanish colloquial sayings with Chilean native, Dom...I hope you won't 'throw a seal' at me by the end of it!

Music by https://www.purple-planet.com Image by Natalie Wilkins (Instagram: tilly.scribbles)

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