Accepting the Negative

This isn't exactly an episode. It's really an announcement. First, I'd like to let you know I'll be starting a YouTube version of if the PHRASE fits. It's the same concept and name, but with graphics! Hope you enjoy it. Second, in order to develop the YouTube channel, I'm stepping back from writing and producing the audio podcast. All the podcasts will still be available if you'd like to review any of the previous 52 episodes. Thanks for your support over the last year!

Life isn't all a bowl of cherries. Sometimes, things don't go your way. In this episode, I look at 3 expressions people use to console themselves or others when failure occurs: That's life; There's no use crying over spilt milk, and You can't win 'em all.

On this episode, find out how the following misquotes were originally stated: We're not in Kansas anymore; Houston, we have a problem, and Money is the root of all evil.

In this podcast episode about expressions based on people's habits and behavior, learn the interesting origins of Night owl, Early bird, and Tightwad.

In this episode, I take a look at 3 famous expressions about physical appearance: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder; Beauty is only skin deep, and Eye candy. Find out about the fascinating history and origins of these idiomatic terms.

In this episode, I look at 3 idioms related to different nationalities: It's Greek to Me; Pardon my French, and Go Dutch. Find out the interesting origins of these expressions.

Featuring 3 famous proverbs about advice: Don't judge a book by its cover; Don't bite off more than you can chew, and Rome wasn't built in a day.

Leave it to the land of the leprechauns to come up with some colorful expressions that will make you scratch your head. In this episode, I look at 3: Crack; Away with the fairies, and The Jacks. Happy St. Paddy's Day to you all on March 17!

Believe it or not, the knock, knock joke may have come from the Bard himself. Other expressions in this episode include What's done is done and Wild goose chase. Find out which famous Shakespearean plays these phrases come from.

Learn about the origns of 3 phrases that feature either the word "music" or musical words in them: Face the music; Change one's tune, and Strike a chord. Ironically, perhaps, none of them are used to talk about actual music these days!