Episode 4: Kick the Bucket, Fly Off the Handle, Dead as a Doornail, Shuffle off this Mortal Coil & Put Up Your Dukes
Words Between Friends
English - February 05, 2022 22:00 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHobbies Leisure Comedy words language english derivation expressions idioms humor funny usage Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This week Kurt goes thematic by asking Malcolm to identify the origins of “Kick the bucket,” “Dead as a doornail” and “Shuffle off this mortal coil,” while Malcolm introduces his co-host to Cockney rhyming slang in the form of “Put up your dukes” and reveals the derivation of “Fly off the handle.”
All this and our hilarious takes on Olympic boycotts through history, soft-pedaling bad news and “Going Shakespearean” in the heat of passion.
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