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Why were hatters mad? | IDIOM ORIGINS

May 07, 202550 minEp. 42
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Rob and Jess "pull out all the stops" in this episode explaining idiom origins. 
✈️ Why do we say "balls to the wall" and "push the envelope"? 
🐘 What's so useless about a "white elephant"? 
👕 Where were the original "whole nine yards"?
These questions answered and many more in this common sayings special of Words Unravelled.

Here's our other idioms episode: https://pod.fo/e/2a54ba
And the video version of this one: https://youtu.be/ca3lz3dXgW8

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