TWTS: If you're in hurry, you should scurry
From That's What They Say by Anne Curzan, Rebecca Hector
February 16, 2026 · 5 min
About this episode
The episode explores various expressions related to being in a hurry.
If we’re involved in a hurry-scurry retreat or a harum-scarum dash, perhaps things are also helter-skelter.
Topics covered
- hurry
- scurry
- language
- idioms
Keywords
- hurry-scurry
- harum-scarum
- helter-skelter
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