The.Village.Idiom
278 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago -A once a week, comically shallow dive into the world of idioms. We'll explore idiom lore, news and origins with a twist. 30 minutes to lighten up your week and get challenged by a riddle.
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Episodes
276.Keep.It.Under.Your.Hat
April 18, 2024 20:43 - 30 minutes - 13.9 MBHaving a massive head is a hard secret to keep under your hat
275.If.It.Walks.Like.A.Duck
April 11, 2024 22:43 - 32 minutes - 14.7 MBIf a duck speaks is that fowl language
274.Happy.As.A.Sandboy
April 05, 2024 05:43 - 31 minutes - 14.4 MBAnother name for a happy cowboy is a jolly rancher
273.Get.It.Out.Of.Your.System
March 28, 2024 19:43 - 29 minutes - 13.3 MBDarth Vader is American because he favours the Imperial System
272.Fall.On.Your.Sword
March 21, 2024 19:43 - 35 minutes - 16.4 MBThe swordfish has few natural predators, except the penfish which is mightier
271.Eat.Like.A.Bird
March 14, 2024 20:43 - 29 minutes - 13.3 MBSome birds eat other birds so I guess you could say Dahmer eats like a bird
270.Dealers.Choice
March 07, 2024 20:43 - 25 minutes - 11.7 MBWhat is with these drug dealers putting their business in other peoples noses
269.Leaps.And.Bounds
March 04, 2024 22:43 - 34 minutes - 15.9 MBWhy put the leap day in winter when white months can not leap
268.Castles.In.The.Sky
February 29, 2024 21:43 - 25 minutes - 11.5 MBPortcullis!. drawbridge!. moat!... excuse my outbursts. I have turrets.
267.Bakers.Dozen
February 15, 2024 17:43 - 31 minutes - 14.4 MBThey call an Irish baker a ginger bread man
266.Apple.Of.My.Eye
February 10, 2024 02:13 - 31 minutes - 14.2 MBA doctor specializing in Adams apples is a guyneckologist
265.Yellow.Bellied
February 01, 2024 21:13 - 32 minutes - 14.8 MBYou can have a beer belly. You can be a belly dancer. You can not be a beer belly dancer.
264.Waste.Not.Want.Not
January 26, 2024 00:13 - 28 minutes - 13.3 MBMy Italian roommate wastes his money buying pasta. He says it was worth every penne
263.Under.Ones.Thumb
January 22, 2024 22:47 - 27 minutes - 12.6 MBJuan is very controlling and manipulative and no Juan is going to tell me what to do
262.Turn.Over.A.New.Leaf
January 11, 2024 19:47 - 26 minutes - 12.3 MBTurns out Canadas not real... its all maple leaf
261.Sell.Ice.To.An.Eskimo
January 04, 2024 23:47 - 36 minutes - 16.5 MBMy eye doctor is an Eskimo... I guess I am seeing an optical Aleutian
260.Saving.For.A.Rainy.Day
December 28, 2023 19:47 - 32 minutes - 14.9 MBDifference between a musician and mutual fund is that one will mature and make money
259.Paint.The.Town.Red
December 21, 2023 16:47 - 30 minutes - 13.9 MBI enjoy painting wildlife... but the rabbits leave hair on my rollers.
258.Receive.A.Kickback
December 15, 2023 21:47 - 27 minutes - 12.5 MBTaekwondo has backkicks whereas politics has kickbacks
257.Off.Your.Rocker
December 07, 2023 17:47 - 27 minutes - 12.5 MBIs is crazy how saying sentences backwards creates backwards sentences saying how crazy it is
256.New.Kid.On.The.Block
November 30, 2023 18:47 - 30 minutes - 14 MBThough I may not be Johann Sebastian Bach
255.Make.No.Bones.About.It
November 24, 2023 00:47 - 33 minutes - 15.3 MBDogs can not see your bones but cats can
254.Land.Of.The.Living
November 16, 2023 17:47 - 31 minutes - 14.6 MBWhen Mozart was alive he was a composer but now he is a decomposer
253.Jump.The.Gun
November 11, 2023 00:47 - 29 minutes - 13.6 MBToday someone was killed with a starter pistol... the police think its race related
252.Getting.In.Hot.Water
November 02, 2023 16:47 - 33 minutes - 15.2 MBMy friend got in hot water with a mime and that mime said unspeakable things to him.
251.Hang.On.To.Your.Hat
October 26, 2023 16:47 - 28 minutes - 13.2 MBTwo hats are hanging on a hat rack. One says to the other.. You stay here. I will go on a head.
250.Getting.Out.Of.Hand
October 19, 2023 22:47 - 30 minutes - 13.9 MBboy.. that escalated quickly.. I mean that really got out of hand fast.
249.Guns.And.Ammo.Special.2of2
October 12, 2023 23:47 - 32 minutes - 15.3 MBI buy my guns from a guy called TRex... he is a small arms dealer.
248.Guns.And.Ammo.Special.1of2
October 05, 2023 18:47 - 32 minutes - 14.8 MBMy friend said he could make a gun with his 3D printer... but I have had a Canon printer for years.
247.Familiarity.Breeds.Contempt
September 28, 2023 17:27 - 33 minutes - 15.5 MBAD. seeking a man to cross breeds labradors and poodles. A labradoodle dude will do
246.Eating.Humble.Pie
September 21, 2023 15:34 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBIm not humble.. Im just not good enough at anything to be proud.
245.Dead.As.A.Doornail
September 14, 2023 14:34 - 31 minutes - 14.5 MBIkes wife is an 80s fire and brimstone saying... Tina Turner burn
244.Calm.Before.The.Storm
September 07, 2023 21:34 - 30 minutes - 13.8 MBSeafarers can hear the calm before the storm. The sound is a sea flat
243.Back.Burner
September 05, 2023 20:34 - 30 minutes - 13.8 MBWhat is grey and unimportant... an irrelephant
242.All.Mouth.And.No.Trousers
August 24, 2023 15:22 - 31 minutes - 14.4 MBThe waiter spilled chowder on my trousers so I said HEY. There is soup in my fly
240.Walking.On.Water
August 10, 2023 14:22 - 29 minutes - 13.3 MBThe Lord did not walk on water after the resurrection because it is harder with holes in your feet
239.Under.The.Weather
August 03, 2023 17:22 - 25 minutes - 11.8 MBMy boss asked why I came into the office with corona virus. He misheard... I said I have a case of Corona
238.Taking.A.Mickey (England)
July 27, 2023 12:22 - 30 minutes - 13.8 MBMy son teases me for quitting a marathon after 1km. Its become a running joke.
237.The.Living.Daylights
July 20, 2023 12:22 - 33 minutes - 15.3 MBWhen Chuck Norris was a kid. His parents slept in his bed when they were scared.
236.Rain.On.Your.Parade
July 15, 2023 20:22 - 30 minutes - 13.8 MBThe reason the Avengers have the best parade float is due to their huge banner.
235.Paddy.Wagon
July 10, 2023 10:22 - 32 minutes - 15 MBIn recent news a paddy wagon collided with a cement truck today resulting in many hardened criminals.
234.Off.The.Hook
June 30, 2023 12:22 - 29 minutes - 13.6 MBwe are starting a fish and chip store run by convicted felons called OFF THE HOOK.
233.Neck.Of.The.Woods
June 22, 2023 13:22 - 24 minutes - 11.4 MBAs the clown and a boy walked through the woods he says.. it sure is scary in here.. the clown replied.. at least you dont have to walk home alone.
231.Wherever.The.Wind.Blows
June 08, 2023 23:22 - 23 minutes - 10.5 MBThe inventor of the wind chill factor died at 84yrs old... but he felt more like 65
230.Ignorance.Is.Bliss
June 01, 2023 23:22 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MBWhat is the difference between ignorance and apathy... do not know and do not care
229.Hanging.Up.Your.Hat
May 25, 2023 15:22 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MBWhat was Bob the Builder called when he retired... Bob
228.Like.Gangbusters
May 18, 2023 12:22 - 23 minutes - 10.6 MBElliot Ness doing succeedingly well at his job is like gangbusters gangbusting.
227.Fall.Between.The.Cracks
May 11, 2023 17:22 - 25 minutes - 11.8 MBdrug addicts who come to faith... Crystal Methodists.