Ubiquitous: The History of Idioms
He kicked the bucket. She went the whole nine yards. That man is a dead ringer for my brother. We use idioms so much we hardly notice them, let alone wonder where they came from. But, as it turns out, when you start asking questions about how we got the phrases that are ubiquitous today, you get some pretty surprising answers. This is Ubiquitous: The History of Idioms, an etymology podcast that tends to wander into dark, macabre, and strange territory. I do hope you enjoy.
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We say "kick the bucket" in an almost casual tone these days. We use it for jokes about everything from people to electronics. But, where did the phrase come from? And which bucket started the whole thing? On this episode of Ubiquitous, we'll dive into the history of the oft-said "Kick the Bucket".
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