The term cheap-john can refer to a miserly fellow, and also to a pawnbroker’s shop. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “The Judge Wants To Spit” You remember when we were talking about that expression, order in the...
A listener shares a family expression to quiet kids down so the parents can speak. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Irish Miser Saying” Here’s another one of the Irish proverbs from 1813. This is about somebody...
spaving v.— «When someone tells me that yet another thing they bought was so cheap that they just had to buy it (also known as spaving) I have to roll my eyes.» —“The cost of the system” by...