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Friday Phrases Vol 15

Holidaying busmen, misleading herrings and flying pigs: it’s another collection of strange English idioms and their origin stories. If you’re new round here, I research an odd English idiom every Friday and share what I discover over on my LinkedIn. I then recap each month’s findings on this blog to make the fun go a…

Friday Phrases Vol 14

I’m here with another fine collection of strange English idioms and their possible origins. Hopefully, you’ll find everything shipshape and Bristol fashion – one or two might even be the real McCoy. For anyone who is new to Friday Phrases, I post a weekly phrase origin on my LinkedIn. To make the linguistic fun go…

Friday Phrases Vol 13

We’re having a whale of a time on Cloud 9 with another collection of odd English idioms. If you’re new to these roundups, I share a weekly phrase origin over on my LinkedIn. Because you can never have too much of a good thing, I recap them all here every month as well. And now,…

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