If you speak a language besides English, you know that there are some idioms that English is missing, or just doesn’t do as well. We want to hear them on this episode of Talk the Talk.
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We are taking your idioms, first up. But also: Tom and Daniel discuss the OK Boomer meme. Is boomer a slur? Are all boomers terrible? Are boomers being precious about this? No, no, and oh for sure yes.
Then: Daniel gives tips for taking a callout. Not that hes an expert.
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Show notes
The phrase ‘Pulling one’s leg’ – meaning and origin.
https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/pulling-ones-leg.html
The Origin of the Phrase “Pulling Your Leg”
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/05/origin-phrase-pull-someones-leg/
Don’t hang noodles on my ears | WordReference Forums
https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/dont-hang-noodles-on-my-ears.3240587/
лексикон – Put noodles onto somebody’s ears? – Russian Language Stack Exchange
https://russian.stackexchange.com/questions/601/put-noodles-onto-somebodys-ears
Transcript
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