The Language Lie

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss rabbit holes, many Irish things, and how to best do an offensive British accent.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Belgium
https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/apr/17/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-alice-in-wonderland-lewis-carroll
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pushing%20up%20daisies
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/one+is+pushing+up+the+daisies
https://wordhistories.net/2017/02/24/push-up-daisies/
https://grammarist.com/usage/pushing-up-daisies/
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://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/

We'd love to research your favorite idiom! Email us at TheLanguageLie@gmail.com or slide into our DMs on Instagram @TheLanguageLie. Closed caption available on Youtube.

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss Texas, cowboys, horseshoes, and a little Faulkner. 

Sources:
https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/

We'd love to research your favorite idiom! Email us at TheLanguageLie@gmail.com or slide into our DMs on Instagram @TheLanguageLie. Closed caption available on Youtube.

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss chefs, Romans, and Casey tries his best to scandalize Ingrid.

Sources:
https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/04/19/ancient-greeces-army-of-lovers
https://grammarist.com/idiom/a-lot-on-ones-plate-and-a-full-plate
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/a+full+plate
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/word-histories-dinner

We'd love to research your favorite idiom! Email us at TheLanguageLie@gmail.com or slide into our DMs on Instagram @TheLanguageLie. Closed caption available on Youtube.

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss restaurant speak, poison antidotes, cute Frenchmen, and Casey’s best buddy, Pliny the Elder. 

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/86_(term)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folie_%C3%A0_deux
https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/

We'd love to research your favorite idiom! Email us at TheLanguageLie@gmail.com or slide into our DMs on Instagram @TheLanguageLie. Closed caption available on Youtube.

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss various animal idioms, Casey's dog's ADHD, and develop some conspiracy theories about British people. 

Sources:
https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Austin/comments/4exgpz/til_that_a_group_of_grackles_is_commonly_referred/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte%27s_Web
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Dutch
https://www.theidioms.com/sick-as-a-dog/
https://www.gingersoftware.com/content/phrases/sick-as-a-dog/
https://ginsengenglish.com/blog/dog-idioms
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-sic1.htm
https://grammarpartyblog.com/2011/05/03/sick-idioms/
https://www.phrases.com/phrase/sick-as-a-dog_45022
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/498274/what-is-the-history-of-the-idiom-sick-as-a-dog

We'd love to research your favorite idiom! Email us at TheLanguageLie@gmail.com or slide into our DMs on Instagram @TheLanguageLie. Closed caption available on Youtube.

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss hogs, hockey, and Canadian idioms! 

Sources:

https://www.narcity.com/16-newfoundland-slang-dictionary-terms-all-canadian-need-to-know
https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/

We'd love to research your favorite idiom! Email us at TheLanguageLie@gmail.com or slide into our DMs on Instagram @TheLanguageLie. Closed caption available on Youtube.

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss murder podcasts, what friendship means, and some conspiracy theories about rope.

Sources:

https://learnersdictionary.com/qa/what-s-the-difference-between-idioms-and-proverbs
https://grammarist.com/idiom/hand-over-fist/
https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/hand-over-fist.html
https://writingexplained.org/idiom-dictionary/hand-over-fist
https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/

We'd love to research your favorite idiom! Email us at TheLanguageLie@gmail.com or slide into our DMs on Instagram @TheLanguageLie. Closed caption available on Youtube.

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss ghosts, German, and both of their homelands: Pennsylvania and South Carolina. 

Sources: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gray_Man_(ghost)
https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/

We'd love to research your favorite idiom! Email us at TheLanguageLie@gmail.com or slide into our DMs on Instagram @TheLanguageLie. Closed caption available on Youtube.

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss pop music versus poetry, fraternities, and awesome Pisces birthdays. 

Sources:
https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/life+and+soul+of+the+party
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/172885/why-would-you-throw-a-party

We'd love to research your favorite idiom! Email us at TheLanguageLie@gmail.com or slide into our DMs on Instagram @TheLanguageLie. Closed caption available on Youtube.

Join Casey, Ingrid, and special guest Trevor Brandt as they discuss the Where's Waldo of idioms, bird civil wars, and how no one is wearing pants on Zoom. Find the (super fun!) interactive link to the painting we mention here: https://bruegel.analog.is/ 

Sources:
https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/

We'd love to research your favorite idiom! Email us at TheLanguageLie@gmail.com or slide into our DMs on Instagram @TheLanguageLie. Closed caption available on Youtube.

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss werewolves, bad cocktails, and the requirements of becoming an Elder. Please note that this episode was recorded before Winter Storm Uri. 

Sources:

https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/

We'd love to research your favorite idiom! Email us at TheLanguageLie@gmail.com or slide into our DMs on Instagram @TheLanguageLie. Closed caption available on Youtube.

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss pirates and insulting French idioms, and develop their airport podcast. Please note that this episode was recorded before Winter Storm Uri, so forgive all mentions of the heat. Though, it is now hot again. 

Sources:

https://londonist.com/2014/09/how-londons-airports-got-their-names
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/I+didn%27t+have+a+leg+to+stand+on
https://rollsoffthetongue.tumblr.com/search/leg+to+stand+on
https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/

We'd love to research your favorite idiom! Email us at TheLanguageLie@gmail.com or slide into our DMs on Instagram @TheLanguageLie. Closed caption available on Youtube.

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss the elements, yachting, and a very appropriate idiom. 

Sources: 
https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/
https://grammarist.com/idiom/up-the-creek-and-up-a-creek/
https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/up-shit-creek-without-a-paddle.html
https://www.jollyparrot.co.uk/blog/five-phrases-that-have-nautical-origin

We'd love to research your favorite idiom! Email us at TheLanguageLie@gmail.com or slide into our DMs on Instagram @TheLanguageLie. Closed caption available on Youtube.

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss Midsommar, inclement weather, and appropriate amounts of communication.

Sources:

https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Hale
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/04/us/ts-eliot-emily-hale-letters.html
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/come-hell-or-high-water
https://www.theidioms.com/come-hell-or-high-water/
https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/97700.html
https://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-com1.htm
https://www.vanityfair.com/video/watch/slang-school-alexander-skarsgard-teaches-you-swedish-slang

We'd love to research your favorite idiom! Email us at TheLanguageLie@gmail.com or slide into our DMs on Instagram @TheLanguageLie. Closed caption available on Youtube.

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss dating apps, how fish have weird eyes, and develop some conspiracy theories. 

Sources:
https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/

We'd love to research your favorite idiom! Email us at TheLanguageLie@gmail.com or slide into our DMs on Instagram @TheLanguageLie. Closed caption available on Youtube.

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss snow, sharp blades, and parking in Manhattan. 

Sources:
https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/double+edged+sword
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/double-edged_sword
https://usadultliteracy.com/?s=double+edged
https://thevillageidiom.org/double-edged-sword/

We'd love to research your favorite idiom! Email us at TheLanguageLie@gmail.com or slide into our DMs on Instagram @TheLanguageLie. Closed caption available on Youtube.

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss bathtub gin, and whether or not bees should wear cargo pants. 

Sources:
https://www.saveur.com/bees-knees-cocktail-recipe/
https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/the_bee's_knees
https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/the-bees-knees.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._S._Eliot
https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/

We'd love to research your favorite idiom! Email us at TheLanguageLie@gmail.com or slide into our DMs on Instagram @TheLanguageLie. Closed caption available on Youtube.