Dusty Wants to Talk About Phrases

About this episode

Dusty explores the origins of various phrases and expressions in this episode.

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered where phrases like "Cat got your tongue?" or that someone gave you the "cold shoulder" actually come from? This week, Dusty did. What about things like "by and large" or "break the ice"? We got ya covered because Dusty thought of those too. Join the guys as they talk about some interesting phrases and just where the hell they came from . All of this and a whole lot more on this week's Gettin' Sidetracked!

People in this episode

Host: Dusty

Topics covered

• phrases
• etymology
• language
• comedy
• expression origins

Keywords

• phrases
• etymology
• language
• comedy
• expressions
• cat got your tongue
• cold shoulder
• by and large
• break the ice

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