“On Skid Row” and the Wonderful Origins of Everyday Expressions
05/13/25 • 9 min
On this episode of Our American Stories, Andrew Thompson shares another slice from his guide to unraveling the baffling mini mysteries of the English language. His book, Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red: The Wonderful Origins of Everyday Expressions and Fun Phrases, explores where our favorite sayings come from—and what they really mean. Be sure to check it out!
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On this episode of Our American Stories, Andrew Thompson shares another slice from his guide to unraveling the baffling mini mysteries of the English language. His book, Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red: The Wonderful Origins of Everyday Expressions and Fun Phrases, explores where our favorite sayings come from—and what they really mean. Be sure to check it out!
Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)
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Our American Stories - “On Skid Row” and the Wonderful Origins of Everyday Expressions
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This is Lee Habib and this is our American Stories, and we tell stories about everything here on this show, including your stories. Send them to our American Stories dot com. There's some of our favorites. Up next, we continue with our recurring series about the curious origins of everyday sayings the stories behind them. Here to join us again is Andrew Thompson as he continues to share another slice from his Ultimate Guide to understanding these
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