Dec 29, 2017
This show will look at English expressions related to animals. Included in this episode are:
-'the rat race'
-'dog-eat-dog' or 'a dog-eat-dog world'
-'dog days' or 'the dog days of summer'
-'to let the cat out of the bag'
-'a white elephant'
-'the elephant in the room'
-'don't look a gift horse in the mouth'
-'to get it...
Oct 21, 2017
This episode gives a brief history of Halloween, which is celebrated on October 31st.
Sep 29, 2017
This episode will look at ten expressions in English that are related to parts of the body. The expressions are:
1. 'break a leg'
2. 'I'm pulling your leg'
3. 'to put your foot in your mouth'
4. 'play it by ear'
5. 'to have a gut feeling' or 'to go with your gut'
6. 'to be in over your head' or 'it's over my head'
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Sep 7, 2017
This episode will look at the origins of the days of the week in English, and some word roots related to 'time.'
Aug 17, 2017
This episode will look at six expressions in English that use the color red.
1. 'seeing red'
2. 'in the red'
3. 'red tape' and 'cutting through the red tape'
4. 'catch someone red-handed'
5. 'red carpet,' as in, 'roll out the red carpet' and 'the red carpet treatment'
6. 'paint the town...