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TRANSCRIPT Shmanners: Idioms: Part 10

Hello Internet! It’s time for another IDIOMS episode, with phrases about horse racing, onomatopoeia, and lazy crickets. Plus some more idioms from around the world. We’ll tell you when to use them, what they mean and where they came from! Enjoy and be sure to share with a friend!

Podcast: Shmanners

Episode number: 295

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Join husband Travis McElroy and wife Teresa McElroy every Friday and they’ll improve your etiquette week by week! Perplexed by thank you notes? Baffled by black tie? Dismayed by dinner parties? Worry no more, Shmanners has your answers! Tune in every Friday on MaximumFun.org!

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