A caller remembers an odd phrase from her childhood. If she asked too many questions, her mother would brush them off with the phrase “layers for meddlers and crutches for lame ducks.” Say what? This is part of a complete episode...
A Milwaukee listener is curious about an expression he uses to describe underlings who can’t seem to do something right: “You give ’em books, and all they do is eat the covers!” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript...
A caller wants to know the origin of the word piker, as in a “parsimonious person.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Etymology of Piker” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hello. Hi, who’s this? This is...
This week’s Slang This! contestant tries to guess the meaning of the slang terms “goat’s mouth” and “happy sack.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Goat’s Mouth and Happy Sack”...
A caller is curious about the colloquial expression “it has a catch in its getalong.” She used it to describe the family’s faulty car. Her husband complained the phrase was too imprecise. Grant and Martha discuss this and similar...
A California caller is puzzling over the expression “have your cake and eat it, too.” Shouldn’t it be “eat your cake and have it, too”? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Have Your Cake and Eat it...