The Language Lie

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss sarcasm, goats, and public radio. Sources: https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/ https://www.theidioms.com/get-goat/ https://www.justlearn.com/blog/sarcastic-idioms-and-phrases https://myenglishroutine.com/funny-english-idioms/ https://www.michiganradio.org/post/dont-let-idiom-get-your-goat https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/get-your-goat.html...

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss teeth sweaters, the Bible, and cinnamon. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bang_for_the_buck https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/ https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/06/us/racism-words-phrases-slavery-trnd/index.html Support the show We'd love to research your favorite idiom! Email us at TheLanguageLie@gmail.com or slide into our DMs on Insta...

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss bangs and bounces and explosions. Sources: https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/ https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/more-bang-for-your-buck-s https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/bang+for+the+buck https://www.oysterenglish.com/idiom-bang-for-the-buck.html https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/more-bang-for-your-buck.html https:...

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss cake, Cromwell, and the Unabomber. Sources: https://grammarist.com/phrase/have-your-cake-and-eat-it-too/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_can%27t_have_your_cake_and_eat_it http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/002762.html https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/20/magazine/20FOB-onlanguage-t.html https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/ http...

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss Harry Styles and murderous puppets, and Ingrid does a Southern accent. Sources: https://grammarist.com/idiom/as-pleased-as-punch/ http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-ple1.htm https://www.thekitchn.com/why-do-we-say-pleased-as-punch-238364 https://www.vogue.com/article/what-might-harry-styles-new-beauty-line-look-like https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/racist-phr...

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss Emily Post, the history of dice, and the 90s.  Sources:  https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/be-on-a-roll https://www.idioms.online/on-a-roll/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/dice https://www.idioms.online/origin-of-the-expression-on-a-roll/ https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=on%20one https://www.theidioms.com/on-a-roll/ https:...

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss monkeys, creationists, and Casey and Ingrid's very different days.  Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey%27s_uncle https://www.idioms.online/ill-be-a-monkeys-uncle/ https://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-mon3.htm https://thevillageidiom.org/ill-be-a-monkeys-uncle/ https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/ Support the show We'd love...

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss the nature of time, bad British accents, and people who are a little bananas. Sources: https://www.dogster.com/lifestyle/7-more-common-dog-idioms-explained https://www.quora.com/What-does-historical-time-mean-for-social-theorists-and-philosophers https://writingexplained.org/idiom-dictionary/off-your-rocker http://www.wordwizard.com/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?t=1805...

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss Old English, cold things, and tips for sociopaths.  Sources:  https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/break-the-ice https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/break+the+ice https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/break-the-ice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icebreaker https://wordhistories.net/2017/08/05/break-the-ice-origin/ https://www...

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss cotton, dairy cows, and Porgy & Bess.  Sources: https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/5476/why-the-difference-in-depiction-of-the-cross-between-catholics-and-protestants https://www.hottytoddy.com/2014/05/19/13-southern-sayings-that-the-rest-of-america-wont-understand/ https://www.marketplace.org/2014/07/23/high-cotton-and-southern-language/ htt...

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss bears, wolves, and Odin.  Sources: https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/go-berserk.html https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20berserk https://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2018/06/berserk.html https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/go+berserk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berserker https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/ Support the show We&ap...

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss caffeine, Victorians, poets...and more horses.  Sources:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_ringer_(idiom) https://www.theidioms.com/dead-ringer/ https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/dead-ringer.html https://grammarist.com/idiom/dead-ringer https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/ Support the show We'd love to research your favorite idiom! Ema...

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss horses, canaries, and live music. Sources: https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/put-the-cart-before-the-horse.html https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20the%20cart%20before%20the%20horse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cart_before_the_horse https://www.theidioms.com/put-the-cart-before-the-horse/ https://books.google.com/ngrams https://en.wikipedia.org...

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss kolaches and Ingrid’s favorite subject: dog-related idioms. Sources: https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/at-home-and-away-with-the-fairies-an-irishman-s-diary-on-the-globalisation-of-a-hiberno-english-phrase-1.3474117 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Save_a_Horse_(Ride_a_Cowboy) https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/that+dog+won%27t+hunt https://www.wordorigins.org...

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss drunk animals, why you should put gas in a car if you borrow it, and Casey makes (many) bad puns. Sources: https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/collective-false-memories-whats-behind-the-mandela-effect https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-alcoholics-of-the-animal-world-81007700/ https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/have+a+bone+to+pick+with https:...

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss rabbit holes, many Irish things, and how to best do an offensive British accent. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Belgium https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/apr/17/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-alice-in-wonderland-lewis-carroll https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pushing%20up%20daisies https://idioms.thefreediction...

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss Texas, cowboys, horseshoes, and a little Faulkner.  Sources: https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/ Support the show We'd love to research your favorite idiom! Email us at TheLanguageLie@gmail.com or slide into our DMs on Instagram @TheLanguageLie . Closed caption available on Youtube . 

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss chefs, Romans, and Casey tries his best to scandalize Ingrid. Sources: https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/04/19/ancient-greeces-army-of-lovers https://grammarist.com/idiom/a-lot-on-ones-plate-and-a-full-plate https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/a+full+plate https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play...

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss restaurant speak, poison antidotes, cute Frenchmen, and Casey’s best buddy, Pliny the Elder.  Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/86_(term) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folie_%C3%A0_deux https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/ Support the show We'd love to research your favorite idiom! Email us at TheLanguageLie@gmail.com or slide into ou...

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss various animal idioms, Casey's dog's ADHD, and develop some conspiracy theories about British people.  Sources: https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Austin/comments/4exgpz/til_that_a_group_of_grackles_is_commonly_referred/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte%27s_Web https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvan...

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss hogs, hockey, and Canadian idioms!  Sources: https://www.narcity.com/16-newfoundland-slang-dictionary-terms-all-canadian-need-to-know https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/ Support the show We'd love to research your favorite idiom! Email us at TheLanguageLie@gmail.com or slide into our DMs on Instagram @TheLanguageLie . Closed caption avail...

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss murder podcasts, what friendship means, and some conspiracy theories about rope. Sources: https://learnersdictionary.com/qa/what-s-the-difference-between-idioms-and-proverbs https://grammarist.com/idiom/hand-over-fist/ https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/hand-over-fist.html https://writingexplained.org/idiom-dictionary/hand-over-fist https://thegoodgamecompany...

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss ghosts, German, and both of their homelands: Pennsylvania and South Carolina.  Sources:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gray_Man_(ghost) https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/ Support the show We'd love to research your favorite idiom! Email us at TheLanguageLie@gmail.com or slide into our DMs on Instagram @TheLanguageLie . Closed caption...

Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss pop music versus poetry, fraternities, and awesome Pisces birthdays.  Sources: https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/ https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/life+and+soul+of+the+party https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/172885/why-would-you-throw-a-party Support the show We'd love to research your favorite idiom! Email us at TheLanguag...

Join Casey, Ingrid, and special guest Trevor Brandt as they discuss the Where's Waldo of idioms, bird civil wars, and how no one is wearing pants on Zoom. Find the (super fun!) interactive link to the painting we mention here: https://bruegel.analog.is/  Sources: https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/ Support the show We'd love to research your favorite idiom! Email us at T...