Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins

W9Y Enjoys The Limelight

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 333: Jay & Ray break a leg.

break a leg
ham
merde
limelight

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W9Y Bootlegs Some Idioms

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 332: Jay & Ray get anatomically analytical.

bootleg
apple of my eye
piggyback ride
hand over fist

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W9Y Wags The Dog

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 331: Jay & Ray toe the line with some idioms.

carpet bagger
toe the line
wag the dog
gerrymander

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W9Y Has An Uncle Named Bob

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 330: Jay & Ray, by and large, make sense out of idioms.

bob's your uncle
by & large
heavens to Betsy
call a spade a spade

Link to W.E.B. Dubois's powerful essay 'Returning Soldiers' written to the African-American soldiers returning from WWI.

Snagglepuss (not Marvin Martian)

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W9Y Is Pure Malarky

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 329: Jay & Ray sputter sheer nonsense.

balderdash
malarky
knackered
hornswaggled

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W9Y Violates Curfew

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 328: Jay & Ray get timely.

curfew
nick of time
high time
lollygag

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W9Y Gets the Third Degree

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 327: Jay & Ray get grounded by a few parental phrases.

smart aleck
the third degree
mind your 'p's and 'q's

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W9Y Uses The Loo

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 326: Jay & Ray take a bathroom break.

poop
john
loo
potty

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W9Y Punctuates The Conversation

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 325: Jay & Ray question the ampersand.

ampersand
question mark
interobang

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W9Y Is Not Yellow

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 324: Jay and Ray do some investigative yellow journalism.

what a crock!
yellow journalism

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W9Y Is On The Threshold Of Greatness

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 258: Jay & Ray cross the threshold into a world of old idioms.

threshold
gimp

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W9Y Does A Number On You

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 322: Jay & Ray do a number on a few new idioms.

believe you me
do a number on

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W9Y Is Flummoxed

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 321: Jay & Ray are confused by a few old idioms.

piss and vinegar
flummox

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W9Y Goes on a Boondoggle

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 320: Jay & Ray get cool with a few old idioms.

boondoggle
cool as a cucumber

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W9Y Gets Their Grub On

Fri, 29 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 319: Jay & Ray groove with some Gs.

disgruntle
grub

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W9Y Is Squared Away

Fri, 22 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 318: Jay & Ray get squared away with some idioms.

spic and span
squared away

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W9Y Are Not Teetotalers

Fri, 15 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 317: Jay & Ray have idioms flying out their wazoo.

teetotaller
wazoo

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W9Y Goes Tit for Tat

Fri, 08 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 203: Jay & Ray enjoy the scent of some idioms.

p.u.
tit for tat

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W9Y: A Bellwether Of Podcasting Excellence

Fri, 01 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 315: Jay & Ray have some piping hot idioms.

piping hot
bellwether

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W9Y Has Skin In The Game

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 314: Jay & Ray have some skin in the game.

skin in the game
trip the light fantastic

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W9Y Takes The Court

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 313: Jay & Ray take a few old idioms to court.

break the ice
kangaroo court

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W9Y In a Nutshell

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 312: Jay & Ray slice up some old food idioms.

cheesy
in a nutshell

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W9Y Has Sour Grapes

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 311: Jay & Ray hash out some food idioms.

sour grapes
just desserts

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W9Y Takes the Stage

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 310: Jay & Ray take a thunderous approach to old etymologies.

steal your thunder
why is Macbeth referred to as 'The Scottish Play?'

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W9Y Gets Stingy

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 309: Jay & Ray toast to some new idioms.

here's mud in your eye
stingy

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W9Y Is Hell Bent For Leather

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 308: Jay & Ray stitch up a few old idioms.

know the ropes
hell bent for leather

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W9Y Has Odds and Ends

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 307: Jay & Ray learn about a few old odds and ends.

scuttlebutt
odds and ends

Expressway (To Your Heart)

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W9Y Explores the Arctic

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 306: Jay & Ray get chilly with a few old idioms.

full bore
arctic

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W9Y Gets Zesty

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 305: Jay & Ray take a bite of out of old food idioms.

carboy
zest

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W9Y Is Hokum

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 304: Jay & Ray pull a old magical idioms out of their hats.

open sesame
hokum

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W9Y Is Over This

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 303: Jay & Ray are over a barrel. - Encore

over your skiis
over a barrel

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W9Y Has a Hankering for Idioms

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 302: Jay & Ray are beside themselves with (old) idioms. - Encore

hankering
beside yourself

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W9Y Gets Egg On Our Face

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 301: Jay & Ray get hungry for (old) foodioms. - Encore

ham-fisted
egg on your face

Hambone Blues by Milton Brown / 1936

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W9Y Gets Cold Feet

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 300: Jay & Ray grab a few cold ones. -Encore

cold feet
tie one on

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W9Y Takes an L

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 299: Jay & Ray get a little lazy. - Encore

lazy susan
lo and behold

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W9Y Kibitzes About Idioms

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 298: Jay & Ray kibitz over some old idioms. - Encore

roger
kibitz

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W9Y Trims the Tree

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 297: Jay & Ray get festive with a few sparkle season idioms. - Encore

deck the halls
trim the tree

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W9Y Takes A Few Nips

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 296: Jay & Ray drink up some old idioms. -Encore

nip
mooch

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W9Y Supports Latchkey Kids

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 295: Jay & Ray talk to some people about idioms. - Encore

latchkey kid
buckaroo

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W9Y Is Rooting For You

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 294: Jay & Ray leaf through some old foliage idioms. - Encore

root for
bushed

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W9Y Talks Turkey

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 293: Jay & Ray get hungry for some old thanksgiving foodioms. -Encore

talk turkey
easy as pie

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W9Y Punches Up

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 292: Jay & Ray knock out some old idioms. - Encore

cold cocked
beats me

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W9Y Butters You Up

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 291: Jay & Ray take a random approach to some old idioms. -Encore

hemming & hawwing
butter you up
cat got your tongue

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W9Y Gives The Cold Shoulder

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 290: Jay & Ray pick an (old) bone about some body idioms. - Encore

cold shoulder
elbow grease
cake eater

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W9Y Has Skeletons In The Closet

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 289: Jay & Ray get eerily close with a few old frightful idioms - encore.

graveyard shift
bat outta hell
jack-o-lantern
skeletons in the closet

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W9Y Is A Crock!

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 288: Jay and Ray do some investigative yellow journalism.

what a crock!
yellow journalism

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W9Y Goes To Bat

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 287: Jay & Ray get in the ring with a few old sports idioms - Encore.

ringer
go to bat for
hat trick
rubber match

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W9Y Gets Gobsmacked

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 286: Jay & Ray make newsense with some old nonsense. - Encore

lackadaisical
flabbergasted
gobsmacked
shenanigans

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W9Y Hits the Head

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 285: Jay & Ray get down to business with old potty talk - Encore

latrine
privy
head
commode

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W9Y Wears Some Big Wigs

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 284: Jay & Ray promote a few (old) important titles. - Encore

big-wig
mogul
muckity muck
head honcho

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W9Y Burns A Hole In Your Pocket

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 283: Jay & Ray spend some time cashing in a few old money idioms. - Encore

cheapskate
dollars to donuts
burn a hole in your pocket

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W9Y Tickles Your Fancy

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 282: Jay & Ray stumble randomly through some old idioms. - Encore

tickle your fancy
get hitched
plant
lowball

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W9Y Stiffs You

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 281: Jay & Ray get scammed by a few old idioms. - Encore

nick
stiff
racket
boost

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W9Y Flakes Out

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 280: Jay & Ray groove with a few 60s idioms, again. - Encore

bummer
flake
split
bogart

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W9Y Takes a Mulligan

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 279: Jay & Ray ay & Ray take a whack at a few golf idioms - again. Encore.

birdie
bogey
eagle
mulligan

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W9Y Chows Down

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 278: Jay & Ray chow down on some old food-ioms. - Encore

chow
nosh
spam
barbecue

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W9Y Gets Bogged Down

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 277: Jay & Ray overcome some challenging idioms. - Encore

hit by a ton of bricks
bogged down
put a pin in it
the devil is in the details

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W9Y Is Stumped

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 276: Jay & Ray get physical with a few old idioms. -Encore

cahoots
jump on the bandwagon
fight tooth and nail
stumped

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W9Y Is Tickled Pink

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 275: Jay & Ray are doing great things with old idioms this week. - Encore

eureka
mojo
tickled pink
kvelling

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W9Y Passes With Flying Colors

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 274: Jay & Ray randomly pick some old idioms. - Encore

wheelhouse
with flying colors
leave in the lurch
waylay

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W9Y Pulls Your Leg

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 273: Jay & Ray get a body of old idioms. - encore

pull your leg
rule of thumb
on the arm
play it by ear

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W9Y Is Nothing To Sneeze At

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 272: Jay & Ray have some old idioms. - Encore

rub you the wrong way
shake a stick at
nothing to sneeze at
lick and a promise

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W9Y Is Filthy Rich

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 271: Jay & Ray cash in on some old money idioms. - Encore

filthy rich
foot the bill

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W9Y Eats Your Heart Out

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 270: Jay & Ray tell a few cock and bull stories. - Encore

eat your heart out
cock and bull story

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W9Y Cheeses It

Fri, 30 May 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 269: Jay & Ray get a few old idioms running again. - Encore

cheese it
jalopy

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W9Y Is Feeling Jaunty

Fri, 23 May 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 268: Jay & Ray have some fun with old idioms. - Encore

dry humor
jaunty

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W9Y Burns the Midnight Oil

Fri, 16 May 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 267: Jay & Ray call a few old idioms back on the carpet. - Encore

called on the carpet
burn the midnight oil

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W9Y Has Its Druthers

Fri, 09 May 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 266: Jay & Ray random up some idioms. -Encore

canoodle
druthers

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W9Y Upsets the Apple Cart

Fri, 02 May 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 265: Jay & Ray randomize some old idioms. - Encore

clear as a bell
upset the apple cart

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W9Y Got Nothing

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 264: Jay & Ray come up empty with some old idioms. - Encore

zilch
nada

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W9Y Will Be There In a Jiffy

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 263: Jay & Ray meet a few people idioms. - Encore

runaround sue
lass
hillbilly
in a jiffy

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W9Y Jumps the Shark

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 262: Jay & Ray get to direct a few movie idioms. - Encore

jump the shark
read between the lines
blockbuster
snuff film

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W9Y Gets Your Goat

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 261: Jay & Ray chose their own adventures. - Encore

bandy about
just joshin'
world is your oyster
get your goat

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W9Y Is Tacky

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 260: Jay & Ray enjoy the chaotic nature of reality. - Encore

tiff
tacky
house
hawk

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W9Y Cuts the Mustard

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 259: Jay & Ray discuss a wide palette of colorful idioms. - Encore

cut the mustard
ace in the hole
out of the blue

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W9Y Crosses the Threshold

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 258: Jay & Ray cross the threshold into a world of new idioms.

threshold
gimp

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W9Y Gets That Bread

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 257: Jay & Ray cash in on more money idioms. - Encore

bread
benjamins
bob
quid

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W9Y Buys the Farm

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 256: Jay & Ray rattle on about death. - Encore

buy the farm
devil to pay
widows peak
kick the bucket

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W9Y Is On The Fritz

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 255: Jay & Ray are going to hell in a handbasket. -Encore

hell in a handbasket
pandemonium
on the fritz
mayhem

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W9Y Gets Cabin Fever

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 254: Jay & Ray have cabin fever, again. -Encore

stir-crazy
cabin fever
grind to a halt
lose your marbles

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W9Y Puts the Kibosh On

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 253: Jay & Ray deep-six some old idioms. -Encore

deep-six
kibosh
eighty-six

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W9Y Decks the Halls

Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 252: Jay & Ray get festive with a few sparkle season idioms. - Encore

deck the halls
trim the tree

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W9Y Does a Number

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 251: Jay & Ray do a number on a few old idioms. - Encore

believe you me
do a number on

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W9Y Gets Pissed

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 250: Jay & Ray are confused by a few old idioms. -Encore

piss and vinegar
flummox

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W9Y Goes on a Boondoggle

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 249: Jay & Ray get cool with a few old idioms. - Encore

boondoggle
cool as a cucumber

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W9Y Gets Grubbing

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 248: Jay & Ray groove with some Gs. -Encore

disgruntle
grub

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W9Y Gets Squared Away

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 247: Jay & Ray get squared away with old idioms. - Encore

spic and span
squared away

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W9Y Teetotals

Fri, 15 Nov 2024 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 246: Jay & Ray have old idioms flying out their wazoo. - Encore

teetotaller
wazoo

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W9Y Goes Tit for Tat

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 245: Jay & Ray enjoy the scent of some old idioms. - Encore

p.u.
tit for tat

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W9Y Is Piping Hot

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 244: Jay & Ray have some piping hot idioms. - encore

piping hot
bellwether

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W9Y Trips the Light Fantastic

Fri, 25 Oct 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 242: Jay & Ray have some skin in the game. - Encore

skin in the game
trip the light fantastic

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W9Y Breaks the Ice

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 242: Jay & Ray take a few old idioms to court. -Encore

break the ice
kangaroo court

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W9Y Is Cheesy

Fri, 11 Oct 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 241: Jay & Ray slice up some old food idioms. - Encore

cheesy
in a nutshell

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W9Y Gets Our Just Desserts

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 17:00:00 -0400

Episode 240: Jay & Ray hash out some new food idioms.

sour grapes
just desserts

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W9Y Steals Your Thunder

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 239: Jay & Ray take a thunderous approach to old etymologies. - Encore

steal your thunder
why is Macbeth referred to as 'The Scottish Play?'

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W9Y Knows the Ropes

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 238: Jay & Ray stitch up a few old idioms. - Encore

know the ropes
hell bent for leather

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W9Y Foots the Bill

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 237: Jay & Ray cash in on some old money idioms. - Encore

filthy rich
foot the bill

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W9Y Is Peeved

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 236: Jay & Ray learn about each other's pet peeves. - Encore

curry your favor
pet peeve

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W9Y Has The Scuttlebutt

Fri, 30 Aug 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 235: Jay & Ray learn about a few old odds and ends. - Encore

scuttlebutt
odds and ends

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W9Y Rifles Through Your Mind

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 234: Jay & Ray find old idioms dealing with spatial or temporal relations. - Encore

rifle through
gin up

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W9Y Goes Full Bore

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 233: Jay & Ray get chilly with a few old idioms. - Encore

arctic
full bore

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W9Y Believes You

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 232: Jay & Ray do a number on a few new idioms.

believe you me
do a number on

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W9Y Tastes Zesty

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 231: Jay & Ray take a bite of out of old food idioms. - Encore

carboy
zest

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W9Y Gets Magical

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 230: Jay & Ray pull a old magical idioms out of their hats. - Encore

open sesame
hokum

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W9Y Is Besides Ourselves

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 229: Jay & Ray are feeling some old idioms. - Encore

hankering
bedsides yourself

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W9Y Gets Egg on Our Face

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 228: Jay & Ray get hungry for a some old foodioms. - Encore

ham-fisted
egg on your face

Hambone Blues by Milton Brown / 1936

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W9Y Is Flummoxed

Fri, 05 Jul 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 227: Jay & Ray are confused by a few new idioms.

piss and vinegar
flummox

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W9Y Is Cool as a Cucumber

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 226: Jay & Ray get cool with a few new idioms.

boondoggle
cool as a cucumber

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W9Y Gets A Little Lazy

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 225: Jay & Ray take a few Ls. - Encore

lazy susan
lo and behold

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W9Y Likes to Chat

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 145: Jay & Ray kibitz over some old idioms. - Encore

roger
kibitz

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W9Y Loves People

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 223: Jay & Ray talk to some people about idioms. - Encore

latchkey kid
buckaroo

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W9Y Gets Disgruntled

Fri, 31 May 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 222: Jay & Ray groove with some Gs.

disgruntle
grub

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W9Y Is Spic and Span

Fri, 24 May 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 221: Jay & Ray get squared away with new idioms.

spic and span
squared away

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W9Y is Bushed

Fri, 17 May 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 220: Jay & Ray leaf through some old foliage idioms. - Encore

root for
bushed

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W9Y Takes a Hit

Fri, 10 May 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 219: Jay & Ray punch out some old idioms. - Encore

cold cocked
beats me

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W9Y Costs Big Bucks

Fri, 03 May 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 218: Jay & Ray spend some money on a few old idioms. - Encore

bucks
moola
ducats
dosh

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W9Y Gets Curious

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:00:00 -0400

Episode 217: Jay & Ray get curious about curios. - Encore

tchotchke
knick-knack
bric-a-brac
gewgaw

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W9Y Is A Little Rank

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 216: Jay & Ray sling some old slang. - Encore

rank
have a blast
square
psych

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W9Y Goes Farming

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 06:00:00 -0400

pisode 215: Jay & Ray farm a few old idioms. - Encore

don't have a cow
when pigs fly
haywire
long row to hoe

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W9Y Chews The Fat

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 214: Jay & Ray digest a few old food idioms. - Encore

a finger in every pie
chew the fat
fit as a fiddle
ear to the ground

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W9Y Is A Racket

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 213: Jay & Ray get scammed by a few old idioms. - Encore

nick
stiff
racket
boost

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W9Y Chows Down

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 212: Jay & Ray chow down on some old food-ioms. - Encore

chow
nosh
spam
barbecue

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W9Y Isn't a Narc

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 211: Jay & Ray do some old detective work. - Encore

private dick
sleuth
hawkshaw
narc

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W9Y Gets Some Nicknames

Fri, 08 Mar 2024 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 210: Jay & Ray call each other by a few old nicknames. - Encore

doofus
buster
chap
lad

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W9Y Coming Out The Wazoo

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 209: Jay & Ray have idioms flying out their wazoo.

teetotaller
wazoo

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W9Y Plays Hooky

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 208: Jay & Ray party down with some old idioms. - Encore

paint the town red
hobnob
play hooky
wallflower

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W9Y Twists Your Arm

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 207: Jay & Ray eye up some old body idioms. - Encore

foot in mouth
mug
on the tip of your tongue
twist your arm

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W9Y Eats Crow

Fri, 09 Feb 2024 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 206: Jay & Ray meet some friendly animal idioms. again. - Encore

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
don't count your chickens
eat crow
can of worms

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W9Y Gets Moving

Fri, 02 Feb 2024 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 205: Jay & Ray move to understand a few old phrases. - Encore

badger
grasping for straws
get the ball rolling
palm off

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W9Y Goes to a Barn Burner

Fri, 26 Jan 2024 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 204: Jay & Ray learn how to say some old idioms. - Encore

gingerly
barn burner
hold a candle
SNAFU

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W9Y Stinks

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 203: Jay & Ray enjoy the scent of some fresh idioms.

p.u.
tit for tat

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W9Y Gets Hot

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 202: Jay & Ray kick off Season 5!

piping hot
bellwether

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W9Y Is A Bummer

Fri, 05 Jan 2024 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 201: Jay & Ray groove with a few 60s idioms, again. - Encore

bummer
flake
split
bogart

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W9Y Goes Golfing

Fri, 29 Dec 2023 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 200: Jay & Ray ay & Ray take a whack at a few golf idioms - again. Encore.

birdie
bogey
eagle
mulligan

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W9Y Fights The Law

Fri, 22 Dec 2023 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 199: Jay & Ray are on the wrong side of the law - again. Encore.

on the lamb
scott-free
redhanded
cut to the chase

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Tripping.

Fri, 15 Dec 2023 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 198: Jay & Ray trip the light fantastic.

skin in the game
trip the light fantastic

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Ice Breakers.

Fri, 08 Dec 2023 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 197: Jay & Ray take a few new idioms to court.

break the ice
kangaroo court

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Food, pt. 11

Fri, 01 Dec 2023 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 196: Jay & Ray slice up some new food idioms.

cheesy
in a nutshell

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Food, pt. 10

Fri, 24 Nov 2023 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 195: Jay & Ray hash out some new food idioms.

sour grapes
just desserts

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Scottish Thunder.

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 194: Jay & Ray take a thunderous approach to new etymologies.

steal your thunder
why is Macbeth referred to as 'The Scottish Play?'

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Fighting words!

Fri, 10 Nov 2023 06:00:00 -0500

Episode 193: Jay & Ray scuffle with a few old fighting words. - Encore

beef
screwed the pooch
bone of contention
donnybrook

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Material

Fri, 03 Nov 2023 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 192: Jay & Ray stitch up a few new idioms.

know the ropes
hell bent for leather

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & more Clothing.

Fri, 27 Oct 2023 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 191: Jay & Ray iron out a few more clothing idioms. - Encore

by the seat of your pants
skivvies
keep your shirt on
thinking cap

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Nature.

Fri, 20 Oct 2023 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 190: Jay & Ray get in touch with nature again. - Encore

beat around the bush
turn over a new leaf
heard it through the grapevine

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Happy Times.

Fri, 13 Oct 2023 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 189: Jay & Ray re-discover some inner happiness. - Encore

dandy
lark
okay
pleased as punch

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Dudes.

Fri, 06 Oct 2023 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 188: Jay & Ray hang out with some dude related idioms again. - Encore

old coot
scalawag
fuddy duddy
jerkwater

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Animals, pt. 3

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 187: Jay & Ray talk to the animals again. - Encore

crocodile tears
dog eat dog
cat's meow
elephant in the room

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Nonsense, pt. 2

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 186: Jay & Ray make no sense with some old nonsense. - Encore

lackadaisical
flabbergasted
gobsmacked
shenanigans

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Money, pt. 3

Fri, 15 Sep 2023 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 185: Jay & Ray spend some time cashing in a few old money idioms. - Encore

cheapskate
dollars to donuts
burn a hole in your pocket

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Food, pt. 6.

Fri, 08 Sep 2023 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 184: Jay & Ray chow down on a few old foodioms. - Encore

baker's dozen
proof is in the pudding
take the cake
other fish to fry

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Slang, pt 3.

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 183: Jay & Ray sling around some slang again. - Encore

book it
skinny
nifty
putz

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Random, pt. 5

Fri, 25 Aug 2023 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 182: Jay & Ray stumble randomly through some old idioms. - Encore

tickle your fancy
get hitched
plant
lowball

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Sayings, pt. 2

Fri, 18 Aug 2023 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 181: Jay & Ray say some things - again. Encore

bob's your uncle
by & large
heavens to betsy
call a spade a spade

Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Money, pt. 5

Fri, 11 Aug 2023 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 180: Jay & Ray cash in on some new money idioms.

filthy rich
foot the bill

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Stories.

Fri, 04 Aug 2023 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 179: Jay & Ray tell a few cock and bull stories.

eat your heart out
cock and bull story

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Pet Peeves.

Fri, 28 Jul 2023 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 178: Jay & Ray learn about each other's pet peeves.

curry your favor
pet peeve

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Jalopies.

Fri, 21 Jul 2023 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 177: Jay & Ray get a few old idioms running again.

cheese it
jalopy

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Scuttlebutt.

Fri, 14 Jul 2023 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 176: Jay & Ray learn about a few odds and ends.

scuttlebutt
odds and ends

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Prepositions.

Fri, 07 Jul 2023 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 175: Jay & Ray find new idioms dealing with spatial or temporal relations.

rifle through
gin up

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Boars.

Fri, 30 Jun 2023 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 174: Jay & Ray go full bore with some new idioms.

full bore
arctic

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Funny words!

Fri, 23 Jun 2023 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 173: Jay & Ray chuckle along with some funny sounding words. - Encore

fluke
rinky-dink
gimmick
rigmarole

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Challenges.

Fri, 16 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 172: Jay & Ray overcome some challenging idioms. - Encore

hit by a ton of bricks
bogged down
put a pin in it
the devil is in the details

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Let's get physical!

Fri, 09 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 171: Jay & Ray get physical with a few idioms. - Encore

cahoots
jump on the bandwagon
fight tooth and nail
stumped

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Body, pt. 3

Fri, 02 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 170: Jay & Ray get a body of new idioms. - Encore

pull your leg
rule of thumb
on the arm
play it by ear

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Random, pt. 3

Fri, 26 May 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 169: Jay & Ray get touched by a few random idioms. - Encore

rub you the wrong way
shake a stick at
nothing to sneeze at
lick and a promise

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Food, pt. 9

Fri, 19 May 2023 15:00:00 -0400

Episode 168: Jay & Ray take a bite of out of new food idioms.

carboy
zest

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Music, pt. 2

Fri, 12 May 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 167: Jay & Ray re-tune with some music idioms. - Encore

gig
toot your own horn
green room
jam

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Fun.

Fri, 05 May 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 166: Jay & Ray have some fun with new idioms.

dry humor
jaunty

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & You know or you don't.

Fri, 28 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 165: Jay & Ray get in the know (again) about a few idioms. - Encore

wing it
muddle
down pat
bone up

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Magic.

Fri, 21 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 164: Jay & Ray pull a few magical idioms out of their hats.

open sesame
hokum

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Feelings.

Fri, 14 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 163: Jay & Ray get emotional over a few new idioms.

hankering
beside oneself

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Food, pt. 8

Fri, 07 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 162: Jay & Ray get hungry for a more foodioms.

ham-fisted
egg on your face

Hambone Blues by Milton Brown / 1936

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & and the 60s.

Fri, 31 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 161: Jay & Ray get hip to some 60s slang - Encore

dig it
hippie / hep
that's a gas
bug out

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Carpets.

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 160: Jay & Ray call a few new idioms on the carpet.

called on the carpet
burn the midnight oil

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Luck!

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 159: Jay & Ray get lucky (again) with a few new phrases. - Encore

potluck
fat chance
murphy's law
green with envy

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Pants!

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 158: Jay & Ray try on a few pants related idioms - Encore

trousers
dungarees
draws/drawers
slacks

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & What in the Sam Hill?

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 157: Jay & Ray find out how much Sam Hill weighs.

why is "lb" the abbreviation for pound?
what in the Sam Hill is going on?

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Canoodling

Fri, 24 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 156: Jay & Ray random up some idioms.

canoodle
druthers

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Sayings!

Fri, 17 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 155: Jay & Ray say some things (again). - Encore

bob's your uncle
by & large
heavens to Betsy
call a spade a spade

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Questions!

Fri, 10 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 154: Jay & Ray ask a few questions - encore.

naked as a jaybird
bitter end
shadow of a doubt
call shotgun

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Get Over it.

Fri, 03 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 153: Jay & Ray get over a few new phrases.

out over your skis
over a barrel

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Cold ones.

Fri, 27 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 152: Jay & Ray grab a few cold ones.

cold feet
tie one on

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Random, pt. 4

Fri, 20 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 151: Jay & Ray randomly pick some more idioms (again.) - Encore

wheelhouse
flying colors
leave in a lurch
waylay

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & the letter L.

Fri, 13 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 150: Jay & Ray take a few Ls.

lazy susan
lo and behold

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Clothing.

Fri, 06 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 149: Jay & Ray get all dressed up (again) with nowhere to go. - Encore

dressed to the nines
put a sock in it
drop of a hat
ride ones coat tails

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Things are great, pt. 2

Fri, 30 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 148: Jay & Ray are re-doing great things with their idioms this week. - Encore

eureka
mojo
tickled pink
kvelling

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Sparkle Season!

Fri, 23 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 147: Jay & Ray get festive with a few sparkle season idioms.

deck the halls
trim the tree

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Hair.

Fri, 16 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 146: Jay & Ray re-comb through a few hairy idioms - Encore.

mustache
short hairs
let your hair down
hairsbreadth

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Chatting

Fri, 09 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 145: Jay & Ray kibitz over some new idioms.

roger
kibitz

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Body Parts, pt. 2

Fri, 02 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 144: Jay & Ray pick an (old) bone about some body idioms. - Encore

cold shoulder
elbow grease
cake eater

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & (Thanksgiving) Food, pt 7.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 143: Jay & Ray get hungry for some thanksgiving food idioms.

talk turkey
easy as pie

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Food, pt. 2

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 142: Jay & Ray tuck in to more food idioms (again). - Encore

cold turkey
small potatoes
pound salt
egg on

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Food, pt. 3

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 141: Jay & Ray tuck in on more food-ioms - Encore.

spill the beans
couch potato
cook your goose
bun in the oven

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Vices.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 140: Jay & Ray drink up some new idioms.

nip
mooch

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Spooky Season

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 139: Jay & Ray get eerily close with a few more frightful idioms - encore.

graveyard shift
bat outta hell
jack-o-lantern
skeletons in the closet

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & People, pt. 2

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 138: Jay & Ray talk to some new people about idioms

latchkey kid
buckaroo

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Sayings, pt. 4

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 137: Jay & Ray randomize some new idioms.

clear as a bell
upset the apple cart

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Foliage.

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 136: Jay & Ray leaf through some foliage idioms.

root for
bushed

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Deception.

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 135: Jay & Ray got tricked out with new idioms.

hoodwink
white lies

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Weather, pt. 2

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 134: Jay & Ray are a little under the weather this week.

right as rain
lukewarm

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Nope.

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 133: Jay & Ray come up empty with some new idioms.

zilch
nada

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Messes.

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 132: Jay & Ray get a mess of new idioms.

bamboozle
shambles

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Don't Hit Us!

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 131: Jay & Ray punch out some new idioms.

cold cocked
beats me

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Weather.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 130: Jay & Ray storm the place with new weather idioms.

indian summer
windfall

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Season 4!

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 129: Jay & Ray take a new direction with fresh idioms.

down to the wire
tables have turned

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Transactions.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 128: Jay & Ray get a little transactional - Encore

taken to the cleaner
sold a bill of goods
left holding the bag
pay through the nose

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Things are going poorly.

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 127: Jay & Ray discover things are going poorly - Encore

mayday
triage
debacle
bloopers

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Coffee.

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 126: Jay & Ray get a taste for some coffee idioms - Encore.

cup of joe
java
mud

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Sports.

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 125: Jay & Ray get in the ring with a few sports idioms - Encore.

ringer
go to bat for
hat trick
rubber match

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & more Potty Talk.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 124: Jay & Ray get down to business with more potty talk - Encore

latrine
privy
head
commode

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Important Titles

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 123: Jay & Ray promote a few idioms regarding CEO nicknames - Encore

big-wig
mogul
muckity muck
head honcho

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Randomness.

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 122: Jay & Ray go unsupervised - Encore

balled out
full tilt
seven ways from sunday

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Trouble - Encore

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 121: Jay & Ray fight their way through (some old) trouble.

in a pickle
calamity jane
fly off the handle
panties in a bunch

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Animals - Encore

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 120: Jay & Ray re-pick a litter of animal phrases.

scapegoat
flea market
happy as a clam
long in the tooth

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Food - Encore

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 119: Jay & Ray hunger (again) for food idioms.

brownie points
big apple
humble pie
grain of salt

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Money, pt. 4

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 118: Jay & Ray spend some money on a few new idioms.

bucks
moola
ducats
dosh

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Clothing, pt. 3

Fri, 27 May 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 117: Jay & Ray get clothed in a few new phrases.

off the cuff
pajamas
lingerie
duds

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Curios!

Fri, 20 May 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 116: Jay & Ray get curious about curios.

tchotchke
knick-knack
bric-a-brac
gewgaw

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Slang, pt. 4

Fri, 13 May 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 115: Jay & Ray sling some new slang.

rank
have a blast
square
psych

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Farming.

Fri, 06 May 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 114: Jay & Ray farm a few new idioms.

don't have a cow
when pigs fly
haywire
long row to hoe

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Bodies, pt. 5

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 113: Jay & Ray chew the fat about idioms including, well

a finger in every pie
chew the fat
fit as a fiddle
ear to the ground

plus a drop in by the illustrious Johnny Dollar, R.I.P.

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Nonsense - Encore

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 112: Jay & Ray sputter sheer nonsense (again.) - Encore

balderdash
malarky
knackered
hornswaggled

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Parties!

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 111: Jay & Ray party down with some new idioms.

paint the town red
hobnob
play hooky
wallflower

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Craziness - Encore.

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 110: Jay & Ray go nuts (again) for some crazy idioms - Encore

crazy as a loon
mad as a hatter
off your rocker
nuts

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Bodies, pt. 4

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 109: Jay & Ray eye up some new body idioms.

foot in mouth
mug
on the tip of your tongue
twist your arm

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Sayings, pt. 3

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0400

Episode 108: Jay & Ray say some brand new sayings.

wet blanket
dibs
buy a lemon
highfalutin

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Animals, pt. 5

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0400

Episode 107: Jay & Ray meet some friendly animal idioms.

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
don't count your chickens
eat crow
can of worms

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Random, pt. 7

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Episode 106: Jay & Ray randomly stumble on a few new idioms.

boycott
going dutch
mealy mouthed
not my cup of tea

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Weather - Encore.

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Episode 105: Jay & Ray (re)explore phrases with undercurrents of Weather - Encore.

raining cats & dogs
under the weather
raincheck

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Hit or Misc!

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Episode 104: Jay & Ray take a few misc opportunities.

reconnoiter
harebrained
tomfoolery
catch-22

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Get Moving!

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Episode 103: Jay & Ray hustle up a few new etymologies.

clodhoppers
make headway
slow boat to china
shake a leg

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Motion.

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 17:00:00 -0500

Episode 102: Jay & Ray move to understand a few new phrases.

badger
grasping for straws
get the ball rolling
palm off

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Going Down.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 101: Jay & Ray get tough with a few idioms.

in the doldrums
in hot water
hit the sack
bite the dust

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & People.

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 100: Jay & Ray meet a few new people idioms.

runaround sue
lass
hillbilly
in a jiffy

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Animals, pt. 4

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 99: Jay & Ray feed some animal idioms.

monkey business
ear worm
pony up
eager beaver

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Food, pt. 6.

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 98: Jay & Ray chow down on a few more foodioms.

baker's dozen
proof is in the pudding
take the cake
other fish to fry

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Wed, 05 Jan 2022 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 97: Jay & Ray prime the pump for season 3!

harlequin
prime the pump
gandy dancer
jolly roger

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Miscellaneous.

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 96: Jay & Ray (re)chose their own adventures - Ep. 39 encore.

bandy about
just joshin'
world is your oyster
get your goat

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Animals, pt2

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 95: Jay & Ray (re)explore more fauna related phrases - Ep. 32 encore.

bull & bear market
til the cows come home
ducks in a row
charley horse

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Music.

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 94: Jay & Ray (re)explore phrases with some musical overtones - Ep. 7 encore.

Face the music
Fat lady sings
Swan song

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Time.

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 18: Jay & Ray get timely - encore.

curfew
nick of time
high time
lollygag

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Slang, pt. 3

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 92: Jay & Ray sling around some slang.

book it
skinny
nifty
putz

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Politics - RERUN.

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 10:00:00 -0500

Episode 91: Jay & Ray re-run our politics episode to help soothe your family dinner.

carpet bagger
toe the line
wag the dog
gerrymander

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Random, pt. 5

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 90: Jay & Ray stumble randomly through some new idioms.

tickle your fancy
get hitched
plant
lowball

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Sayings, pt. 2

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 89: Jay & Ray learn how to say some new idioms.

gingerly
barn burner
hold a candle
SNAFU

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Work.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 88: Jay & Ray get down to business with a few working idioms.

dead wood
sacked
make hay
buckle down

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Food, pt. 5!

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 87: Jay & Ray try some new flavors of food idioms.

full of beans
rocky mountain oysters
chopped liver
sweet breads

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Talking points - RERUN.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 86: Jay & Ray re-run episode 40

hemming & hawwing
butter you up
cat got your tongue

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Scamming.

Wed, 13 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 85: Jay & Ray get scammed by a few new idioms.

nick
stiff
racket
boost

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Fighting words.

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 84: Jay & Ray scuffle with a few fighting words.

beef
screwed the pooch
bone of contention
donnybrook

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Outtakes + Carelessness.

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 83: Jay & Ray share some behind the scenes and an encore of Carelessness.

slacker
willy nilly
slipshod
leeway

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & 60s Slang.

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 82: Jay & Ray groove with a few 60s idioms.

bummer
flake
split
bogart

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Movies.

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 81: Jay & Ray get to direct a few movie idioms.

jump the shark
read between the lines
blockbuster
snuff film

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Stage Talk - RERUN!

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 80: Jay & Ray re-run Episode 28 - Stage Talk.

merde
break a leg
ham
limelight

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Golf!

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 79: Jay & Ray take a whack at a few golf idioms.

bogey
birdie
eagle
mulligan

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Food, pt. 4

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 78: Jay & Ray chow down on some new food-ioms.

chow
nosh
spam
barbecue

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Funny words!

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 77: Jay & Ray chuckle along with some funny sounding words.

fluke
rinky-dink
gimmick
rigmarole

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Unexpected Challenges.

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 76: Jay & Ray overcome some challenging idioms.

hit by a ton of bricks
bogged down
put a pin in it
the devil is in the details

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Lets get physical!

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 75: Jay & Ray get physical with a few idioms.

cahoots
jump on the bandwagon
fight tooth and nail
stumped

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Things are great, pt. 2

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 74: Jay & Ray are doing great things with their idioms this week.

eureka
mojo
tickled pink
kvelling

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Random, pt. 4

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 73: Jay & Ray randomly pick some more idioms.

wheelhouse
with flying colors
leave in the lurch
waylay

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Detective Work, pt. 2

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 72: Jay & Ray sleuth a few more detectivey words.

fuzz
rap sheet
bite the bullet
hold up

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Bedtime, RERUN

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 71: Jay & Ray re-run Ep. 5: Bedtime idioms.

Sleep tight
Nightmare
Pipe Dream
Bunk

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Body, pt. 3

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 70: Jay & Ray get a body of new idioms.

pull your leg
rule of thumb
on the arm
play it by ear

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Parenting - RERUN

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 05:00:00 -0400

An encore presentation of Ep. 17 where Jay & Ray got grounded by a few parental phrases.

smart aleck
the third degree
mind your 'p's and 'q's

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Random, pt. 3

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 68: Jay & Ray don't always pick a category.

rub you the wrong way
shake a stick at
nothing to sneeze at
lick and a promise

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Music, pt. 2

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 67: Jay & Ray tune up with a few music idioms.

gig
toot your own horn
green room
jam

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & some 60s slang.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 66: Jay & Ray get hip to some 60s slang.

dig it
hippie / hep
that's a gas
bug out

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & more Clothing!

Wed, 26 May 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 65: Jay & Ray iron out a few more clothing idioms.

by the seat of your pants
skivvies
keep your shirt on
thinking cap

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Transactions.

Wed, 19 May 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 64: Jay & Ray get a little transactional.

taken to the cleaner
sold a bill of goods
left holding the bag
pay through the nose

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Animals, pt. 3

Wed, 12 May 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 63: Jay & Ray talk to the animals.

crocodile tears
dog eat dog
cat's meow
elephant in the room

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Detective Work.

Wed, 05 May 2021 09:00:00 -0400

Episode 62: Jay & Ray do some detective work.

narc
sleuth
hawkshaw
private dick

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Things are going poorly.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 61: Jay & Ray discover things are going poorly.

mayday
triage
debacle
bloopers

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Hair.

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 60: Jay & Ray comb through a few hairy idioms.

mustache
short hairs
let your hair down
hairsbreadth

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Random, pt. 2

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 59: Jay & Ray enjoy the chaotic nature of reality.

tiff
tacky
house
hawk

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Coffee.

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 58: Jay & Ray get a taste for some coffee idioms.

cup of joe
java
mud

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Pants.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 57: Jay & Ray try on a few pants related idioms.

trousers
dungarees
draws/drawers
slacks

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Alcohol - RERUN

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Re-Run of Episode 8: Jay & Ray relax with a drink...or two.

hootch
3 sheets to the wind
martini
booze

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Luck.

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 55: Jay & Ray get lucky with a few new phrases.

potluck
fat chance
murphy's law
green with envy

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & You Know or You Don't.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 54: Jay & Ray get in the know about a few idioms.

wing it
muddle
down pat
bone up

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Happy Times.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 53: Jay & Ray discover some inner happiness.

dandy
lark
okay
pleased as punch

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Dudes.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 52: Jay & Ray hang out with some dude related idioms.

old coot
scalawag
fuddy duddy
jerkwater

1905 footage of the railway water trough.

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Love.

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 51: Jay & Ray fall for some love idioms.

madly in love
smitten
head over heals
crush

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Nicknames.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 50: Jay & Ray call each other by a few different nicknames.

doofus
buster
chap
lad

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Sports.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 49: Jay & Ray get in the ring with a few sports idioms.

ringer
go to bat for
hat trick
rubber match

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Nonsense II.

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 48: Jay & Ray make no sense with more nonsense.

lackadaisical
flabbergasted
gobsmacked
shenanigans

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & more Potty Talk.

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 47: Jay & Ray get down to business with more potty talk.

latrine
privy
head
commode

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Important Titles.

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 46: Jay & Ray give promote a few idioms regarding CEO nicknames.

big-wig
mogul
muckity muck
head honcho

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Money Money Money.

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 45: Jay & Ray spend some time cashing in a few more money idioms.

cheapskate
dollars to donuts
burn a hole in your pocket

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Punctuation (re-run)

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 44: Jay & Ray take a break and re-run Punctuation.

ampersand
question mark
interobang

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Potty Talk (re-run)

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 43: Jay & Ray take a break and re-run the Potty Talk episode.

Poop
John
Loo
Potty

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & more Color.

Wed, 16 Dec 2020 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 42: Jay & Ray discuss a wide palette of colorful idioms.

cut the mustard
ace in the hole
out of the blue

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Food, pt. 3

Wed, 09 Dec 2020 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 41: Jay & Ray tuck in on more food-ioms.

spill the beans
couch potato
cook your goose
bun in the oven

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Talking points.

Wed, 02 Dec 2020 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 40: Jay & Ray go over a list of talking points.

hemming & hawwing
butter you up
cat got your tongue

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & sometimes we don't have a category...

Wed, 25 Nov 2020 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 39: Jay & Ray chose their own adventures.

bandy about
just joshin'
world is your oyster
get your goat

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Questions.

Wed, 18 Nov 2020 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 38: Jay & Ray have some questions.

naked as a jaybird
bitter end
call shotgun
shadow of a doubt

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Random!

Wed, 11 Nov 2020 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 37: Jay & Ray go unsupervised.

balled out
full tilt
seven ways from sunday

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Bodies.

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 36: Jay & Ray pick a bone about some body idioms.

cold shoulder
elbow grease
cake eater

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Spookiness.

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 35: Jay & Ray get eerily close with a few more frightful idioms.

graveyard shift
bat outta hell
jack-o-lantern
skeletons in the closet

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Frights!

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 34: Jay & Ray scare up a few spooky idioms.

heebie jeebies
scared the pants off
made my blood run cold

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Trouble.

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 33: Jay & Ray fight their way through some trouble.

in a pickle
calamity jane
fly off the handle
panties in a bunch

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & (more) Animals!

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 32: Jay & Ray explore more fauna related phrases.

bull & bear market
til the cows come home
ducks in a row
charley horse

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Season 2!

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 31: Jay & Ray cash in on even more money idioms.

bob
quid
bread / dough
benjamins

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Re-Runs!

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 30: Jay & Ray a the week off and re-run the Money episode.

Penny for your thoughts
My 2 cents
Cash cow
Arm & a leg

Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Food, pt. 2

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 29: Jay & Ray tuck in to more food idioms.

cold turkey
small potatoes
pound salt
egg on

Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Stage Talk.

Wed, 09 Sep 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 28: Jay & Ray wait in the wings with some stage talk.

merde
break a leg
ham
limelight

Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Death.

Wed, 02 Sep 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 27: Jay & Ray rattle on about death.

widow's peak
devil to pay
buy the farm
kick the bucket

Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Body parts.

Wed, 26 Aug 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 26: Jay & Ray get anatomically analytical this week.

bootleg
apple of my eye
piggyback ride
hand over fist

Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Carelessness.

Wed, 19 Aug 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 25: Jay & Ray get careless.

willy nilly
slacker
leeway
slipshod

Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Politics.

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 24: Jay & Ray elect to filibuster about a few political terms.

carpet bagger
toe the line
wag the dog
gerrymander

Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Sayings...

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 23: Jay & Ray say some things.

Bob's your uncle
By & large
Heavens to Betsy
Call a spade a spade

Link to W.E.B. Dubois's powerful essay 'Returning Soldiers' written to the African-American soldiers returning from WWI.

Snagglepuss (not Marvin Martian)

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Nature.

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 22: Jay & Ray get in touch with nature.

beat around the bush
turn over a new leaf
heard it through the grapevine

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Colors.

Wed, 22 Jul 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 21: Jay & Ray put on their technicolor dream coats.

red herring
blackmail
blue moon
red neck

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Clothing, pt. 2

Wed, 15 Jul 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 20: Jay & Ray get all dressed up with nowhere to go.

dressed to the nines
put a sock in it
drop of a hat
ride ones coat tails

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Nonsense.

Wed, 08 Jul 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 19: Jay & Ray sputter sheer nonsense.

balderdash
malarky
knackered
hornswaggled

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Time.

Wed, 01 Jul 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 18: Jay & Ray get timely.

curfew
nick of time
high time
lollygag

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Parenting.

Wed, 24 Jun 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 17: Jay & Ray get grounded by a few parental phrases.

smart aleck
the third degree
mind your 'p's and 'q's

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Animals.

Wed, 17 Jun 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 16: Jay & Ray pick a litter of animal phrases.

scapegoat
flea market
happy as a clam
long in the tooth

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Potty Talk!

Wed, 10 Jun 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 15: Jay & Ray get the scoop on poop.

Poop
John
Loo
Potty

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & All of it.

Wed, 03 Jun 2020 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 14: Jay & Ray wanna know 'All of it.'

Kit & Caboodle
Full Monty
The whole ball of wax
Whole Shebang

Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & The Law.

Wed, 27 May 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 13: Jay & Ray are on the wrong side of the law.

On the lamb
Scott-free
Redhanded
Cut to the chase

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Craziness.

Wed, 20 May 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 12: Jay & Ray go nuts for some crazy idioms.

Crazy as a loon
Mad as a hatter
Off your rocker
Nuts

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Food!

Wed, 13 May 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 11: Jay & Ray hunger for food idioms.

Brownie points
Big apple
Humble pie
Grain of salt

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Things are going badly.

Wed, 06 May 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 10: Things are going badly with Jay & Ray.

Hell in a handbasket
Pandemonium
On the fritz
Mayhem

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Quarantined.

Wed, 29 Apr 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 9: Jay & Ray get quarantined.

Stir-Crazy
Cabin Fever
Grind to a halt
Lose your marbles

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Alcohol.

Wed, 22 Apr 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 8: Jay & Ray relax with a drink...or two.

Hootch
3 Sheets to the wind
Martini
Booze

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Music.

Wed, 15 Apr 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 7: Jay & Ray explore phrases with some musical overtones.

Face the music
Fat lady sings
Swan song

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Money.

Wed, 08 Apr 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 6: Jay & Ray cash in on some Money phrases.

Penny for your thoughts
My 2 cents
Cash cow
Arm & a leg

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Bedtime.

Wed, 01 Apr 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 5: Jay & Ray get cozy with Bedtime phrases.

Sleep tight
Nightmare
Pipe Dream
Bunk

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Weather.

Wed, 25 Mar 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 4: Jay & Ray explore phrases with undercurrents of Weather.

Raining cats & dogs
Under the weather
Raincheck

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Done with it.

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 05:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Jay & Ray discuss phrases relating to the topic: 'done with it.'

Deep-Six
Kibosh
Eighty-Six

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Things are great!

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Episode 2: Jay & Ray think 'Things are great!'

Up to snuff
Cloud 9
Hunky-dory

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Punctuation

Wed, 04 Mar 2020 05:00:00 -0500

Episode 1: Jay & Ray get punctuated.

ampersand
question mark
interobang

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Whole 9 Yards: Trailer

Fri, 14 Feb 2020 17:00:00 -0500

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 Whole 9 Yards, the entire kit and caboodle, the whole shebang of this quick, entertaining look at our language and the history therein.

In this trailer episode, Jay & Ray explore the phrase 'the whole 9 yards.'