I explore the origins and histories of idioms, metaphors, old wives tales, superstitions, and more. Come along with me as I turn phrases inside out. #turningphrases #toppers #lendmeyourears #etymology
151 Available Episodes (151 Total)Average duration: 00:14:21
Jul 20, 2020
A Graceful Exit
00:13:45
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 137 topics: Etymology of goodbye; Labor of love; It’s better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all; Absence makes the heart grow fonder; Fairy-tale ending Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to […]
Apr 27, 2020
Lead Shoes
00:10:49
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 136 topics: Go over like a lead balloon; If the shoe fits, wear it Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, […]
Apr 20, 2020
Fair Fight
00:11:12
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 135 topics: Fair to middling; Fight fire with fire Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to […]
Apr 13, 2020
Throwing Fame
00:11:27
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 134 topics: A stones throw; Fifteen minutes of fame. Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to […]
Apr 06, 2020
Fly By Knight
00:13:11
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 133 topics: A fly in the ointment; A knight in shining armor Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information […]
Mar 30, 2020
Chains and Diamonds
00:10:26
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 132 topics: A chain is only as strong as its weakest link; A diamond in the rough Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for […]
Mar 23, 2020
According To #13
00:05:57
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and more! Check out my Merch Store!
Mar 16, 2020
Suggestion Box
00:14:59
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 131 topics: Got your goat; Proof is in the pudding; Your name is mud; Shot myself in the foot Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the […]
Mar 09, 2020
According To #12
00:04:24
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and more! Check out my Merch Store!
Mar 02, 2020
Touching Talk
00:14:07
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 130 topics: Touch and go; Thumbs up / down; Pinky swear; The devil makes work for idle hands Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions […]
Feb 24, 2020
According To #11
00:03:30
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and more! Check out my Merch Store!
Feb 17, 2020
Let’s Chew the Fat
00:12:55
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 129 topics: So hungry I could eat a horse; Chew the fat; Taste of ones own medicine; A bitter pill to swallow; Bite your tongue; Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links […]
Feb 10, 2020
According To #10
00:03:16
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and more! Check out my Merch Store!
Feb 03, 2020
What’s That Smell
00:15:12
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 128 topics: Keep your nose to the grindstone; Cut off your nose to spite your face; No skin off my nose; Smell a rat; A rose by any other name would smell as sweet; Stop and smell the roses Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix […]
Jan 27, 2020
According To #9
00:03:40
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and more! Check out my Merch Store!
Jan 20, 2020
Seeing sayings
00:13:29
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 127 topics: Monkey see monkey do; Pull the wool over someone’s eyes; Give someone the hairy eyeball; See eye to eye; An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to […]
Jan 13, 2020
According To #8
00:04:12
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and more! Check out my Merch Store!
Jan 06, 2020
Hearing Things
00:12:08
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 126 topics: Heard it through the grapevine; Keep your ear to the ground; Old wives tales about ears; The walls have ears; I’m all ears Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links […]
Dec 30, 2019
According To #7
00:05:52
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and more! Check out my Merch Store!
Dec 23, 2019
According To #6
00:05:59
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and more! Check out my Merch Store!
Dec 16, 2019
Superstitious Giving
00:12:58
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 125 topics: Superstitions about Giving Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and […]
Dec 09, 2019
According To #5
00:04:44
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and more! Check out my Merch Store!
Dec 02, 2019
Homey Phrases
00:12:15
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 124 topics: A man’s home is his castle; Till the cows come home; Charity begins at home; Go big or go home Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social […]
Nov 25, 2019
According To #4
00:03:47
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and more! Check out my Merch Store!
Nov 18, 2019
Friendly Phrases
00:12:14
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode #123 topics: Birds of a feather flock together; Joined at the hip; Through thick and thin; Keep your friends close and your enemies closer Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to […]
Nov 11, 2019
According To #3
00:03:01
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and more! Check out my Merch Store!
Nov 04, 2019
Flapping Phrases
00:11:33
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode #122 topics: Swan song; Wild goose chase; A little bird told me; Get all your ducks in a row Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions […]
Oct 28, 2019
According To #2
00:03:08
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and more! Check out my Merch Store!
Oct 21, 2019
Scary Sayings
00:11:44
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 121 topics: Etymology of scare; Scared stiff; Scaredy-cat; Scared the living daylights; Scared half to death / Scared to death Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see […]
Oct 14, 2019
According To #1
00:04:51
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and more! Check out my Merch Store!
Oct 07, 2019
Hats Off
00:14:14
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 120 topics: I’ll eat my hat; Feather in my cap; Thinking cap Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information […]
Sep 30, 2019
Topper TOP 5 Countdown – #1
00:14:53
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 119 topics: Old as the hills; Can’t teach an old dog new tricks; Whippersnapper; Newfangled; Old hat Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for […]
Sep 23, 2019
Topper TOP 5 Coutndown – #2
00:16:24
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 118 topics: History of Memorial Day; It’s on the tip of my tongue; Does that ring a bell; Tying a string on your finger to help remember something; It goes in one ear and out the other Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You […]
Sep 16, 2019
Topper TOP 5 Countdown – #3
00:16:50
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 117 topics: All for one and one for all; Two heads are better than one; The third degree; Forty winks; The fifth column Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my […]
Sep 09, 2019
Topper TOP 5 Countdown – #4
00:13:30
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 116 topics: Raining cats and dogs; Shooting the messenger Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to […]
Sep 02, 2019
Topper TOP 5 Countdown – #5
00:12:25
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 115 topics: Happy accident; Icing on the cake; Kabuki; Bokeh; Bae; Colder than a stepmother’s kiss Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the […]
Aug 26, 2019
Blast From the Past #4
00:11:15
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 114 topics: Cruising for a bruising; Slug bug; Knuckle sandwich Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to […]
Aug 19, 2019
Blast From the Past #3
00:11:17
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 113 topics: Cool; Daddy O; Pad; Wet behind the ears Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to […]
Aug 12, 2019
Blast From the Past #2
00:12:24
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 112 topics: Cats have nine lives; Ghost writer; The beat goes on Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information […]
Aug 05, 2019
Blast From the Past #1
00:11:59
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 111 topics: Burn rubber; Pedal to the metal; Pedal pushers; Tooling; Honorable mentions: Door pusher; Passion Pit; You razz my berries Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, […]
Jul 29, 2019
Four Corner Phrases
00:14:54
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 110 topics: A square / Be there or be square; A square meal / three square meals a day; Fair and square; A square peg in a round hole Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic […]
Jul 22, 2019
Let’s Get Down to Business
00:16:04
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 109 topics: Learn the ropes; Think outside the box; Egg of Columbus; Have your work cut out for you; Pink slip Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, […]
Jul 15, 2019
Secretive Sayings
00:11:02
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 108 topics: Whistleblower; Fly on the wall; Off the record; Sweep something under the rug Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show […]
Jul 08, 2019
Way To Grow
00:12:04
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 107 topics: Pushing up daisies; Hold out an olive branch; Can’t see the forest for the trees Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for […]
Jul 01, 2019
Fiery Phrases
00:13:56
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 106 topics: Baptism by fire; Your ears are burning; Smoke and mirrors, Where there’s smoke there’s fire Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for […]
Jun 24, 2019
Smile series #4
00:14:00
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 105 topics: As daft as a brush; As thick as two short planks; As nice as ninepence; As safe as houses Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see […]
Jun 17, 2019
Simile series #3
00:12:11
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 103 topics: Easy as pie; As keen as mustard; As alike as two peas in a pod; As different as chalk and cheese Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my […]
Jun 10, 2019
Simile Series #2
00:15:57
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 103 topics: As happy as a clam; As snug as a bug; As fine as frog’s hair; As naked as a jay bird; Blind as a bat Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, […]
Jun 03, 2019
Simile series #1
00:14:06
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 102 topics: As dead as a doornail; As fit as a fiddle; As bold as brass; As fast as greased lightning Check out the PodFix Network: PodFix You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com, to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see […]
May 27, 2019
Hay there
00:11:23
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 101 topics: Needle in a haystack; Hit the hay; The straw that broke the camel’s back; Grasp at straws; Straw man You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show […]
May 20, 2019
Celebratory Sayings
00:14:36
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 100 topics: Milestone; Let your hair down; Have a whale of a time You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the […]
May 13, 2019
Cookie Communication
00:12:00
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 99 topics: That’s the way the cookie crumbles; Hand in the cookie jar; Cookie cutter; Smart/tough/sharp cookie You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on […]
May 06, 2019
Sayings in the Spotlight
00:11:59
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 98 topics: Etymology of theatre; All the world’s a stage; To be in the limelight You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to […]
Apr 29, 2019
Fools of April – Repeat
00:14:23
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 97 topics: Fools rush in where angels fear to tread; Children and fools tell the truth; Pulling someone’s leg; A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client; Pranks You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, […]
Apr 22, 2019
An egg-cellent episode
00:19:00
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 96 topics: Etymology of egg; Good egg vs. Bad egg; A curate’s egg; To egg on; Don’t put all your eggs in one basket; Have egg on your face; You can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs; Egg in your beer; Walk on eggshells; […]
Apr 15, 2019
Emotional Expressions
00:16:28
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 95 topics: Like a dog with two tails; On cloud nine; Fly off the handle; In stitches; Under the weather; Heebie-jeebies; Proud/pleased as punch You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions […]
Apr 08, 2019
What’s That Ewe Say?
00:18:48
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 94 topics: Bull in a china shop; When pigs fly; Quiet as a church mouse; A wolf in sheep’s clothing; Fox in the henhouse; Snake in the grass You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social […]
Apr 01, 2019
Fools of April
01:21:06
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Today I have a special treat for you: The Vocal Fries Podcast and I have switched feeds for the day as part of Operation Switcheroo. To hear my newest episode, go check out The Vocal Fries Podcast! While you’re there, check out the rest of […]
Mar 25, 2019
Proverbially Speaking
00:15:38
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 92 topics: A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step; A rolling stone gathers no moss; A bad penny always turns up; Beauty is in the eye of the beholder; Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a […]
Mar 18, 2019
More Talk of the Irish
00:16:11
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 91 topics: Top of the morning to you; Green thumb; Etymology of Leprechauns; Green around the gills/green about the gills You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, […]
Mar 11, 2019
Let Me Rephrase
00:15:11
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 90 topics: Doggy dog vs Dog eat dog; For all intensive purposes vs For all intents and purposes; On tender hooks vs On tenterhooks; Jive with vs Jibe with; The spitting image vs The spit and image You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to […]
Mar 04, 2019
Stellar Sayings
00:15:36
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 89 topics: Etymology of space and stellar; Houston we have a problem; Star-crossed; Hitch your wagon to a star You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information […]
Feb 25, 2019
Round and Round
00:18:00
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 88 topics: Vicious circle; Run circles around; Round robin; Throw your hat into the ring You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support […]
Feb 18, 2019
To The Letter
00:13:59
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 87 topics: Mind your P’s & Q’s; A-1; To a T; OK/A-OK You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and […]
Feb 11, 2019
Language of Love
00:15:12
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 86 topics: To have a crush; Two is company, but three is a crowd; To go dutch; Better Half; To warm the cockles of someone’s heart You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the […]
Feb 04, 2019
British Invasion 3 of 3
00:14:00
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 85 topics: Like selling coals to Newcastle; Having your collar felt/You’re nicked; One foot in the grave; Mutton dressed as lamb; going to see a man about a dog; As drunk as a newt/as pissed as a newt; Bloody hell Check out my Merch Store! […]
Jan 28, 2019
British Invasion 2 of 3
00:15:31
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 84 topics: Being sent to Coventry; As the crow flies; In for a penny, in for a pound; I wouldn’t touch it/him/her with a barge poll; in the land of Nod Check out my Merch Store! You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to […]
Jan 21, 2019
British Invasion 1 of 3
00:13:37
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 83 topics: Turn on a sixpence; A farthing short of a shilling; Too slow for a funeral; As sharp as a wet tissue; Attacking with the ferocity of a feather dusters; To have something coming out of your ears; Coming thick and fast; More than […]
Jan 14, 2019
The Birds and the Bees
00:07:59
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! ***This episode may not be suitable for all ages.*** Episode 82 topic: The Birds and the Bees Check out my Merch Store! You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show […]
Jan 07, 2019
Red Light District
00:07:40
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! ***This episode may not be suitable for all ages.*** Episode 81 topic: Red Light District You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support […]
Dec 31, 2018
All Good Things
00:16:46
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 80 topics: Makes your hair stand on end; The short end of the stick; Burn the candle at both ends; The light at the end of the tunnel; All good things come to an end You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic […]
Dec 24, 2018
Twelve Traditons of Christmas
00:17:16
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 79 topics: The 12 Days of Christmas You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and more!
Dec 17, 2018
Old Winter Wives Tales
00:14:19
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 78 topics: Winter Weather Wives Tales You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and more!
Dec 10, 2018
Turn of Pages
00:13:28
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 77 topics: The oldest trick in the book; Don’t judge a book by its cover; Bookworm; Take a leaf out of their book; To read between the lines You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social […]
Dec 03, 2018
Cotton To It
00:14:04
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 76 topics: I don’t cotton to that; In high cotton, History of cotton candy You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support […]
Nov 26, 2018
All In The Family
00:16:09
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 75 topics: Blood is thicker than water; Passing out cigars when a baby is born; A sucker is born every minute; Shaking hands and kissing babies; Born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic […]
Nov 19, 2018
Talking Turkey
00:24:40
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 74 topics: History of Thanksgiving Day parades; Ben Franklin Turkey myth, Tryptophan myth; Various topics presented by Moxie from Your Brain on Facts Check out Moxie’s show here! You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, […]
Nov 12, 2018
All is fair
00:15:29
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 73 topics: All is fair in love and war; Bite the bullet; Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades; Beat a hasty retreat You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions […]
Nov 05, 2018
It Takes Two
00:19:27
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 72 topics: Etymology of newlywed; Etymology of anniversary; History of wedding anniversary names/gifts; It takes two to tango; Great minds think alike You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the […]
Oct 29, 2018
Spooky Superstition Special
00:17:18
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 71 topics: 31 Halloween traditions and superstitions You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information on how to support the podcast, and more! Check out my […]
Oct 22, 2018
Topper Topics 2.0-Part 2
00:15:27
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 70 topics: Healthy as a horse; Salt of the earth; For the love of Pete; Underwater basket weaving You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information […]
Oct 15, 2018
Topper Topics 2.0-Part 1
00:14:31
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 69 topics: Lightning never strikes twice; To not suffer fools gladly; Shiver me timbers; The bee’s knees; The cat’s pajamas You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, […]
Oct 08, 2018
Traveling Through Etymology
00:13:28
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 68 topics: Bad news travels fast; Jump on the bandwagon; Ships that pass in the night; Marco Polo game You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get […]
Oct 01, 2018
A Hot Cup Of Phrases
00:14:46
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 67 topics: Wake up and smell the coffee; Get up on the wrong side of the bed; The wee hours of the morning/the crack of dawn; 10 coffee superstitions You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my […]
Sep 24, 2018
Fall Into Phrases
00:15:20
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 66 topics: Fall vs Autumn; You reap what you sow; Harvest Moon; The bigger they are the harder they fall; Bread always falls butter side down (the buttered toast phenomenon) You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to […]
Sep 17, 2018
Monkeying Around
00:17:30
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 65 topics: I’ll be a monkey’s uncle; 800 pound gorilla; More fun than a barrel of monkeys; The monkey’s paw; Three wise monkeys You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for […]
Sep 10, 2018
Spoiled Rotten Phrases
00:17:57
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 64 topics: To the Victor Go the Spoils; Rotten tomatoes/why people throw tomatoes; Something is rotten in the state of Denmark; One bad apple can spoil the bunch; Bittersweet You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my […]
Sep 03, 2018
Language Labors
00:17:02
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 63 topics: Blood, sweat and tears; The big cheese; Jack of all trades, master of none; All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy; Pull yourself up by your bootstraps You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find […]
Aug 27, 2018
Speaking Of Phrases
00:16:25
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 62 topics: A Picture Paints a Thousand Words; Actions Speak Louder Than Words; Excuse my French; Tell it to the marines; It’s all Greek to me You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see […]
Aug 20, 2018
What The Bell Did You Say?
00:16:44
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 61 topics: All the bells and whistles; With bells on; As clear as a bell; Ringing in the new year; Grabbing the brass ring You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions […]
Aug 13, 2018
Don’t Get Left Behind
00:14:54
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 60 topics: Exit stage left; Left handed compliment; Two left feet; Out in left field; Southpaw; Left handed monkey wrench You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, […]
Aug 06, 2018
All Bark, No Bite
00:17:27
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 59 topics: Dog and pony show; Lipstick on a pig; Cry wolf; The elephant in the room; Jumping the shark Today’s podpal promo: The Gravity Beard Podcast You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, […]
Jul 30, 2018
Prick Up Your Ears
00:16:33
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 58 topics: Cat got your tongue, Keep your eyes peeled; Shake a leg; Crossing fingers for good luck; An albatross around your neck You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for […]
Jul 23, 2018
You Can Count On Phrases
00:16:09
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 57 topics: All for one and one for all; Two heads are better than one; The third degree; Forty winks; The fifth column You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the […]
Jul 16, 2018
Hot Diggity Dog!
00:18:09
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 56 topics: Hot dog/hot diggity dog; The dog days of summer; The boondocks; Out of the frying pan and into the fire Today’s podpal promo: Your Brain on Facts You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social […]
Jul 09, 2018
Word Play
00:17:51
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 55 topics: Cat and mouse game; Keep your eye on the ball; Behind the eight ball; Throw in the towel; The domino effect You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the […]
Jul 02, 2018
More Food for Thought
00:13:41
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 54 topics: You catch more flies with honey than vinegar; Spill the beans; Like taking candy from a baby; The greatest thing since sliced bread; Chopped liver You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see […]
Jun 25, 2018
A Look Within
00:19:46
Salutations Toppers, and thank you for lending me your ears! Episode 53 topics: Turn of phrase; Wisdom teeth; The etymologies of etymology, salutations, toodle-oo, and metaphor; lend me your ears You can check out my website, turnofphrases.com to send topic suggestions, find links to my social media, see the attributions for the show music, get information […]
Jun 18, 2018
First Anniversary Bonanza – part 3 of 3
00:29:02
*****Hey Toppers, just a quick note about today’s episode. It includes clips from other podcasts, which means that there are different styles incorporated into the episode. While there is nothing overtly inappropriate, if you’re listening with little Toppers you might want to listen through first to make sure there’s nothing you want the kiddos to […]
Jun 11, 2018
First Anniversary Bonanza – part 2 of 3
00:22:13
*****Hey Toppers, just a quick note about today’s episode. It includes clips from other podcasts, which means that there are different styles incorporated into the episode. While there is nothing overtly inappropriate, if you’re listening with little Toppers you might want to listen through first to make sure there’s nothing you want the kiddos to […]
Jul 20 | 00:13:45
A Graceful Exit
Apr 27 | 00:10:49
Lead Shoes
Apr 20 | 00:11:12
Fair Fight
Apr 13 | 00:11:27
Throwing Fame
Apr 06 | 00:13:11
Fly By Knight
Mar 30 | 00:10:26
Chains and Diamonds
Mar 23 | 00:05:57
According To #13
Mar 16 | 00:14:59
Suggestion Box
Mar 09 | 00:04:24
According To #12
Mar 02 | 00:14:07
Touching Talk
Feb 24 | 00:03:30
According To #11
Feb 17 | 00:12:55
Let’s Chew the Fat
Feb 10 | 00:03:16
According To #10
Feb 03 | 00:15:12
What’s That Smell
Jan 27 | 00:03:40
According To #9
Jan 20 | 00:13:29
Seeing sayings
Jan 13 | 00:04:12
According To #8
Jan 06 | 00:12:08
Hearing Things
Dec 30 | 00:05:52
According To #7
Dec 23 | 00:05:59
According To #6
Dec 16 | 00:12:58
Superstitious Giving
Dec 09 | 00:04:44
According To #5
Dec 02 | 00:12:15
Homey Phrases
Nov 25 | 00:03:47
According To #4
Nov 18 | 00:12:14
Friendly Phrases
Nov 11 | 00:03:01
According To #3
Nov 04 | 00:11:33
Flapping Phrases
Oct 28 | 00:03:08
According To #2
Oct 21 | 00:11:44
Scary Sayings
Oct 14 | 00:04:51
According To #1
Oct 07 | 00:14:14
Hats Off
Sep 30 | 00:14:53
Topper TOP 5 Countdown – #1
Sep 23 | 00:16:24
Topper TOP 5 Coutndown – #2
Sep 16 | 00:16:50
Topper TOP 5 Countdown – #3
Sep 09 | 00:13:30
Topper TOP 5 Countdown – #4
Sep 02 | 00:12:25
Topper TOP 5 Countdown – #5
Aug 26 | 00:11:15
Blast From the Past #4
Aug 19 | 00:11:17
Blast From the Past #3
Aug 12 | 00:12:24
Blast From the Past #2
Aug 05 | 00:11:59
Blast From the Past #1
Jul 29 | 00:14:54
Four Corner Phrases
Jul 22 | 00:16:04
Let’s Get Down to Business
Jul 15 | 00:11:02
Secretive Sayings
Jul 08 | 00:12:04
Way To Grow
Jul 01 | 00:13:56
Fiery Phrases
Jun 24 | 00:14:00
Smile series #4
Jun 17 | 00:12:11
Simile series #3
Jun 10 | 00:15:57
Simile Series #2
Jun 03 | 00:14:06
Simile series #1
May 27 | 00:11:23
Hay there
May 20 | 00:14:36
Celebratory Sayings
May 13 | 00:12:00
Cookie Communication
May 06 | 00:11:59
Sayings in the Spotlight
Apr 29 | 00:14:23
Fools of April – Repeat
Apr 22 | 00:19:00
An egg-cellent episode
Apr 15 | 00:16:28
Emotional Expressions
Apr 08 | 00:18:48
What’s That Ewe Say?
Apr 01 | 01:21:06
Fools of April
Mar 25 | 00:15:38
Proverbially Speaking
Mar 18 | 00:16:11
More Talk of the Irish
Mar 11 | 00:15:11
Let Me Rephrase
Mar 04 | 00:15:36
Stellar Sayings
Feb 25 | 00:18:00
Round and Round
Feb 18 | 00:13:59
To The Letter
Feb 11 | 00:15:12
Language of Love
Feb 04 | 00:14:00
British Invasion 3 of 3
Jan 28 | 00:15:31
British Invasion 2 of 3
Jan 21 | 00:13:37
British Invasion 1 of 3
Jan 14 | 00:07:59
The Birds and the Bees
Jan 07 | 00:07:40
Red Light District
Dec 31 | 00:16:46
All Good Things
Dec 24 | 00:17:16
Twelve Traditons of Christmas
Dec 17 | 00:14:19
Old Winter Wives Tales
Dec 10 | 00:13:28
Turn of Pages
Dec 03 | 00:14:04
Cotton To It
Nov 26 | 00:16:09
All In The Family
Nov 19 | 00:24:40
Talking Turkey
Nov 12 | 00:15:29
All is fair
Nov 05 | 00:19:27
It Takes Two
Oct 29 | 00:17:18
Spooky Superstition Special
Oct 22 | 00:15:27
Topper Topics 2.0-Part 2
Oct 15 | 00:14:31
Topper Topics 2.0-Part 1
Oct 08 | 00:13:28
Traveling Through Etymology
Oct 01 | 00:14:46
A Hot Cup Of Phrases
Sep 24 | 00:15:20
Fall Into Phrases
Sep 17 | 00:17:30
Monkeying Around
Sep 10 | 00:17:57
Spoiled Rotten Phrases
Sep 03 | 00:17:02
Language Labors
Aug 27 | 00:16:25
Speaking Of Phrases
Aug 20 | 00:16:44
What The Bell Did You Say?
Aug 13 | 00:14:54
Don’t Get Left Behind
Aug 06 | 00:17:27
All Bark, No Bite
Jul 30 | 00:16:33
Prick Up Your Ears
Jul 23 | 00:16:09
You Can Count On Phrases
Jul 16 | 00:18:09
Hot Diggity Dog!
Jul 09 | 00:17:51
Word Play
Jul 02 | 00:13:41
More Food for Thought
Jun 25 | 00:19:46
A Look Within
Jun 18 | 00:29:02
First Anniversary Bonanza – part 3 of 3
Jun 11 | 00:22:13
First Anniversary Bonanza – part 2 of 3
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