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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins

Society EN ↓ 326 episodes

Whole 9 Yards is a weekly podcast that will simultaneously educate, astonish, and amuse. Listen while we share equivocal research about the origin of words, phrases, and idioms we use every day. From the team at Big Science Pods, we bring you the whole 9 yards, the entire kit and caboodle, the whole shebang of this quick, entertaining look at our language and the history therein. Learn why we call New York "The Big Apple," what "red-handed" REALLY means and why sometimes people are "happy as a clam." So, let's cut to the chase, if you jump on the bandwagon now, the first 100 subscribers will b...

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W9Y Gets Pissed 13.12.2024 39:18

Episode 250: Jay & Ray are confused by a few old idioms. -Encore piss and vinegar flummox Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter , Instagram , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groo...

W9Y Goes on a Boondoggle 06.12.2024 29:35

Episode 249: Jay & Ray get cool with a few old idioms. - Encore boondoggle cool as a cucumber Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter , Instagram , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the...

W9Y Gets Grubbing 29.11.2024 27:12

Episode 248: Jay & Ray groove with some Gs. -Encore disgruntle grub Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter , Instagram , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groove salad at bigscience...

W9Y Gets Squared Away 22.11.2024 25:06

Episode 247: Jay & Ray get squared away with old idioms. - Encore spic and span squared away Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter , Instagram , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the g...

W9Y Teetotals 15.11.2024 36:14

Episode 246: Jay & Ray have old idioms flying out their wazoo. - Encore teetotaller wazoo Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter , Instagram , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groo...

W9Y Goes Tit for Tat 08.11.2024 31:11

Episode 245: Jay & Ray enjoy the scent of some old idioms. - Encore p.u. tit for tat Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter , Instagram , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groove sa...

W9Y Is Piping Hot 01.11.2024 36:30

Episode 244: Jay & Ray have some piping hot idioms. - encore piping hot bellwether Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter , Instagram , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groove sala...

W9Y Trips the Light Fantastic 25.10.2024 29:05

Episode 242: Jay & Ray have some skin in the game. - Encore skin in the game trip the light fantastic Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter , Instagram , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste...

W9Y Breaks the Ice 18.10.2024 30:55

Episode 242: Jay & Ray take a few old idioms to court. -Encore break the ice kangaroo court Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter , Instagram , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the gr...

W9Y Is Cheesy 11.10.2024 34:01

Episode 241: Jay & Ray slice up some old food idioms. - Encore cheesy in a nutshell Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter , Instagram , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groove sal...

W9Y Gets Our Just Desserts 04.10.2024 24:40

Episode 240: Jay & Ray hash out some new food idioms. sour grapes just desserts Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter , Instagram , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groove salad a...

W9Y Steals Your Thunder 27.09.2024 38:17

Episode 239: Jay & Ray take a thunderous approach to old etymologies. - Encore steal your thunder why is Macbeth referred to as 'The Scottish Play?' Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter , Instagram , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for...

W9Y Knows the Ropes 20.09.2024 36:18

Episode 238: Jay & Ray stitch up a few old idioms. - Encore know the ropes hell bent for leather Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter , Instagram , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of t...

W9Y Foots the Bill 13.09.2024 31:11

Episode 237: Jay & Ray cash in on some old money idioms. - Encore filthy rich foot the bill Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter , Instagram , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the gr...

W9Y Is Peeved 06.09.2024 32:20

Episode 236: Jay & Ray learn about each other's pet peeves. - Encore curry your favor pet peeve Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter , Instagram , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste...

W9Y Has The Scuttlebutt 30.08.2024 29:11

Episode 235: Jay & Ray learn about a few old odds and ends. - Encore scuttlebutt odds and ends Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter , Instagram , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the...

W9Y Rifles Through Your Mind 23.08.2024 29:43

Episode 234: Jay & Ray find old idioms dealing with spatial or temporal relations. - Encore rifle through gin up Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter , Instagram , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. G...

W9Y Goes Full Bore 16.08.2024 34:41

Episode 233: Jay & Ray get chilly with a few old idioms. - Encore arctic full bore Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter , Instagram , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groove sala...

W9Y Believes You 09.08.2024 28:21

Episode 232: Jay & Ray do a number on a few new idioms. believe you me do a number on Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter , Instagram , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groove s...

W9Y Tastes Zesty 02.08.2024 37:41

Episode 231: Jay & Ray take a bite of out of old food idioms. - Encore carboy zest Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter , Instagram , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groove sala...

W9Y Gets Magical 26.07.2024 30:11

Episode 230: Jay & Ray pull a old magical idioms out of their hats. - Encore open sesame hokum Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter , Instagram , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the...

W9Y Is Besides Ourselves 19.07.2024 30:50

Episode 229: Jay & Ray are feeling some old idioms. - Encore hankering bedsides yourself Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter , Instagram , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groov...

W9Y Gets Egg on Our Face 12.07.2024 31:16

Episode 228: Jay & Ray get hungry for a some old foodioms. - Encore ham-fisted egg on your face Hambone Blues by Milton Brown / 1936 Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter , Instagram , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and...

W9Y Is Flummoxed 05.07.2024 39:18

Episode 227: Jay & Ray are confused by a few new idioms. piss and vinegar flummox Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter , Instagram , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groove salad...

W9Y Is Cool as a Cucumber 28.06.2024 29:35

Episode 226: Jay & Ray get cool with a few new idioms. boondoggle cool as a cucumber Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter , Instagram , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groove sa...