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    The Language Lie

    Join Casey and Ingrid as they take a humorous dive into the origins of your favorite idioms, and we all learn something new. They chew the fat, spill the tea and the beans, and shoot the breeze until they get to the root of the matter. Follow the soothing voices of this duo as they venture down winding rabbit holes of lighthearted banter, having fun while uncovering some language truths. 

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    Episodes (57)

    Par for the Course

    Par for the Course

    Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss Latin, the Met Gala, and Casey’s prowess as a golfer.

    Sources:
    https://www.fei.org/stories/lifestyle/my-equestrian-life/horses-animal-companions
    https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/
    https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/par+for+the+course
    https://grammarist.com/idiom/par-for-the-course/
    https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/1295/par-for-the-course
    https://knowyourphrase.com/par-for-the-course
    https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/aimeemann/parforthecourse.html
    https://bestlifeonline.com/offensive-sayings/

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    The Writing's on the Wall

    The Writing's on the Wall

    Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss the Bible, The Addams family, and The Matrix.

    Sources:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslight_(1944_film)
    https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/
    https://bestlifeonline.com/offensive-sayings/

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    The World Is Your Oyster

    The World Is Your Oyster

    Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss oysters, the price of pearls, and sharp objects. 

    Sources:

    https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/the+world+is+your+oyster
    https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/
    https://www.nosweatshakespeare.com/quotes/famous/the-worlds-your-oyster/
    https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/21713/what-is-the-meaning-and-origin-of-the-common-phrase-the-world-is-your-oyster
    https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-origin-of-the-phrase-the-world-is-your-oyster
    https://dragonflycollector.com/music/lyrics/the-world-is-your-oyster/
    https://soundcloud.com/cherokee-red/the-world-is-my-oyster
    https://www.fluentu.com/blog/idioms-from-around-the-world/
    from rd.com/list/words-with-offensive-origins/

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    To Throw Caution to the Wind

    To Throw Caution to the Wind

    Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss taking chances, the wind, and hating the sound of their own voices. 

    Sources:
    https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/I+am+throwing+something+to+the+winds
    https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/
    https://usadultliteracy.com/2014/05/14/idiom-of-the-week-throw-caution-to-the-wind/
    https://idiomorigins.org/origin/throw-caution-to-the-wind
    https://www.quora.com/Where-did-the-phrase-throw-caution-to-the-wind-originate
    https://grammarhow.com/caution-to-the-wind/
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb99yF14qJY
    https://www.upworthy.com/10-common-phrases-that-are-actually-racist-af
    https://www.mimicmethod.com/tag/best-idioms-in-other-languages/

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    Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth

    Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth

    Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss horses, teeth, and Ingrid’s shared birthday with a psychopath.

    Sources:
    https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/
    https://www.upworthy.com/10-common-phrases-that-are-actually-racist-af

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    To Get Your Goat

    To Get Your Goat

    Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss sarcasm, goats, and public radio.

    Sources:

    https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/
    https://www.theidioms.com/get-goat/
    https://www.justlearn.com/blog/sarcastic-idioms-and-phrases
    https://myenglishroutine.com/funny-english-idioms/
    https://www.michiganradio.org/post/dont-let-idiom-get-your-goat
    https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/get-your-goat.html
    https://www.businessinsider.com/offensive-phrases-that-people-still-use-2013-11

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    By the Skin of One's Teeth

    By the Skin of One's Teeth

    Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss teeth sweaters, the Bible, and cinnamon.

    Sources:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bang_for_the_buck
    https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/
    https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/06/us/racism-words-phrases-slavery-trnd/index.html

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    Bang for the Buck

    Bang for the Buck

    Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss bangs and bounces and explosions.

    Sources:

    https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/
    https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/more-bang-for-your-buck-s
    https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/bang+for+the+buck
    https://www.oysterenglish.com/idiom-bang-for-the-buck.html
    https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/more-bang-for-your-buck.html
    https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/323520/what-is-the-origin-of-more-bang-for-the-your-buck
    https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/06/us/racism-words-phrases-slavery-trnd/index.html

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    To Have Your Cake and Eat It Too

    To Have Your Cake and Eat It Too

    Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss cake, Cromwell, and the Unabomber.



    Sources:
    https://grammarist.com/phrase/have-your-cake-and-eat-it-too/
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_can%27t_have_your_cake_and_eat_it
    http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/002762.html
    https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/20/magazine/20FOB-onlanguage-t.html
    https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/

    https://www.quora.com/In-Swedish-how-do-you-say-youre-welcome/answer/Anders-D-H-Pemer

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    The Language Lie
    en-usSeptember 03, 2021

    Pleased As Punch

    Pleased As Punch

    Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss Harry Styles and murderous puppets, and Ingrid does a Southern accent.

    Sources:

    https://grammarist.com/idiom/as-pleased-as-punch/
    http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-ple1.htm
    https://www.thekitchn.com/why-do-we-say-pleased-as-punch-238364
    https://www.vogue.com/article/what-might-harry-styles-new-beauty-line-look-like
    https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/racist-phrases-origins-language-20200610.html
    https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/

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    On a Roll

    On a Roll

    Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss Emily Post, the history of dice, and the 90s. 





    Sources: 
    https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/be-on-a-roll
    https://www.idioms.online/on-a-roll/
    https://www.britannica.com/topic/dice
    https://www.idioms.online/origin-of-the-expression-on-a-roll/
    https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=on%20one
    https://www.theidioms.com/on-a-roll/
    https://books.google.com/ngrams
    Three Mile Island, Radioactive Waste Disposal Resulting from Mar.1979 Accident, Unit 2 - Environmental Impact Statement · Volume 3
    Legitimacy in the Modern State By
    John H. Schaar · 1981
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_a_Roll
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craps
    https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/



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    The Language Lie
    en-usAugust 10, 2021

    I'll Be a Monkey's Uncle

    I'll Be a Monkey's Uncle

    Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss monkeys, creationists, and Casey and Ingrid's very different days. 

    Sources:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey%27s_uncle
    https://www.idioms.online/ill-be-a-monkeys-uncle/
    https://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-mon3.htm
    https://thevillageidiom.org/ill-be-a-monkeys-uncle/
    https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/

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    Off Their Rocker

    Off Their Rocker

    Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss the nature of time, bad British accents, and people who are a little bananas.

    Sources:

    https://www.dogster.com/lifestyle/7-more-common-dog-idioms-explained
    https://www.quora.com/What-does-historical-time-mean-for-social-theorists-and-philosophers
    https://writingexplained.org/idiom-dictionary/off-your-rocker
    http://www.wordwizard.com/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?t=18057
    https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/6967/why-off-his-rocker
    https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/

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    To Break the Ice

    To Break the Ice

    Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss Old English, cold things, and tips for sociopaths. 




    Sources: 
    https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/break-the-ice
    https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/break+the+ice
    https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/break-the-ice
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icebreaker
    https://wordhistories.net/2017/08/05/break-the-ice-origin/
    https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/break-the-ice.html
    Taming of the Shrew - Shakespeare ( 1594)
    Hudibras  - Samuel Butler (1664)
    https://brightside.me/inspiration-psychology/the-13-best-ways-to-break-the-ice-340210/
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Break_the_Ice_(song)
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icebreaker_(facilitation)
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calque
    https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/

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    High Cotton

    High Cotton

    Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss cotton, dairy cows, and Porgy & Bess. 

    Sources:

    https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/5476/why-the-difference-in-depiction-of-the-cross-between-catholics-and-protestants
    https://www.hottytoddy.com/2014/05/19/13-southern-sayings-that-the-rest-of-america-wont-understand/
    https://www.marketplace.org/2014/07/23/high-cotton-and-southern-language/
    https://thesouthernc.com/livin-in-high-cotton/
    http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/_/mdict.aspx?h=1&word=in+high+cotton
    https://grammarist.com/idiom/in-tall-cotton-and-in-high-cotton/
    https://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/46/messages/940.html
    https://idiomation.wordpress.com/tag/in-high-cotton/
    https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/

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    To Go Berserk

    To Go Berserk

    Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss bears, wolves, and Odin. 



    Sources:
    https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/go-berserk.html
    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20berserk
    https://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2018/06/berserk.html
    https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/go+berserk
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berserker
    https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/

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    Dead Ringer

    Dead Ringer

    Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss caffeine, Victorians, poets...and more horses. 

    Sources: 

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_ringer_(idiom)
    https://www.theidioms.com/dead-ringer/
    https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/dead-ringer.html
    https://grammarist.com/idiom/dead-ringer
    https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/

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    Put the Cart Before the Horse

    Put the Cart Before the Horse

    Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss horses, canaries, and live music.



    Sources:
    https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/put-the-cart-before-the-horse.html
    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20the%20cart%20before%20the%20horse
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cart_before_the_horse
    https://www.theidioms.com/put-the-cart-before-the-horse/
    https://books.google.com/ngrams
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucian
    https://www.theoi.com/Text/LucianDialoguesDead1.html
    “Cart Before the Horse.” A Hog on Ice: And Other Curious Expressions, by Charles Earle Funk and Tom Funk, Quill, 2001. 
    https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/put-the-cart-before-the-horse.html
    https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/

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    That Dog Won't Hunt

    That Dog Won't Hunt

    Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss kolaches and Ingrid’s favorite subject: dog-related idioms.

    Sources:

    https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/at-home-and-away-with-the-fairies-an-irishman-s-diary-on-the-globalisation-of-a-hiberno-english-phrase-1.3474117
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Save_a_Horse_(Ride_a_Cowboy)
    https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/that+dog+won%27t+hunt
    https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/that-dog-wont-hunt
    https://yourislandnews.com/this-dog-wont-huntand-other-dog-related-idioms/
    https://holidaybarn.com/blog/dog-idioms-history-and-meanings/
    https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/

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    Bone to Pick

    Bone to Pick

    Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss drunk animals, why you should put gas in a car if you borrow it, and Casey makes (many) bad puns.



    Sources:
    https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/collective-false-memories-whats-behind-the-mandela-effect
    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-alcoholics-of-the-animal-world-81007700/
    https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/have+a+bone+to+pick+with
    https://www.dictionary.com/browse/bone-to-pick
    https://www.bartleby.com/81/4395.html
    "Comedy of Errors" - Shakespeare (1594)
    "Hudibras" - Butler (1663)
    https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/have_a_bone_to_pick
    "Answer to the Treatise of the Crosse against John Martiall" - James Calfhill (1565)
    "Dictionary of Dates and Universal Reference Relating to All Ages and Nations Comprehending Every Remarkable Occurrence, Ancient and Modern, the Foundation, Laws, and Governments of Countries ... with Copious Details of England, Scotland and Ireland, the Whole Comprehending a Body of Information, Classical, Political and Domestic, from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time" - Joseph Haydn (1845)
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Haydn
    https://books.google.com/ngrams
    https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/





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