Insidious Idioms (41)

Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd define insidious idioms--quirky forms of expression that don't seem quirky to native speakers. (2:33) Song: 'Figure It Out,' by Cara Aley (7:00) Embedded metaphor versus insidious idiom (10:02) Music bumper from 'Like Shine' by Likeshine. (18:18) Rude word of the week: 'piss off' (18:46) Song: 'So Long, Goodby,' by The Jimi Ruccolo Band (23:12) Cross cultural confusions and insidious idioms (26:25) Annik Rubens chats with Dave about cross-cultural confusion in Germany (26:37) Music courtesy of GarageBand.com Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 32:27 size: 14.9 Mb rating: PG (We chose a less rude Rude Word than we original considered, but it's still rather rude. We also make a brief, non-explicit sexual reference.)