cathedral thinking n.— «Rogers described how he has embraced something called “cathedral thinking” and he was calling on the valley to join him. I cringed at first mention of the term, worried that he was going to digress into...
yellow bird n.— «For another, ward leaders have been known to take street money from candidates, promise support and then not deliver. There is a name for this, too. These ward leaders are called “yellow birds,” after the old airline...
In San Diego, a man says increasingly he hears the phrase down the pike at work but suspects it was originally down the pipe. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Down the Pike” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi, this is...
An equestrian wonders about the origin of the expression “lock, stock, and barrel.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Lock, Stock, and Barrel” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi, this is Chris calling from...
Hello, everybody. Welcome to another newsletter from A Way with Words! This weekend we aired a repeat episode in which we discussed "drive safe" vs. "drive safely," the meaning of "paratereseomaniac," and the expression...
A caller wants help understanding a phrase he saw in Sports Illustrated: enough money to burn a wet dog. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Enough Money to Burn a Wet Dog” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi, this is...