Synopsis
We focus on the origin of interesting words, idioms, and slang. Where do these words come from?..bilingual (Chinese and English) by Lewis Sandler in Beijing, China.
Episodes
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Vampire Slang (#45)
13/04/2011 Duration: 04min -
Sports Idioms (#44)
16/03/2011 Duration: 03min -
Hamburgers and Hotdogs (#43)
06/03/2011 Duration: 03min -
American Money: Fins, Sawbuck and Benjamins (#42)
20/02/2011 Duration: 05min -
A Dime a Dozen (#41)
13/02/2011 Duration: 02min -
Year of the Rabbit (#40)
31/01/2011 Duration: 03min -
Toilets, Bathroom and WC (#39)
09/01/2011 Duration: 03min -
Happy New Year (#38)
06/01/2011 Duration: 02min -
Cancel your Christmas (#37)
26/12/2010 Duration: 01min -
For the Birds (#36)
09/12/2010 Duration: 02min -
Black Friday #(35)
21/11/2010 Duration: 03min -
An Arm and a Leg (#34)
07/11/2010 Duration: 02min -
Trick or Treat (#33)
30/10/2010 Duration: 02min -
Pooped (#32)
20/10/2010 Duration: 02min -
Webspeak (#31)
08/10/2010 Duration: 03min -
Pain in the Neck (#30)
22/09/2010 Duration: 01min -
OK, Okay (#29)
10/09/2010 Duration: 02min -
![Kick the Bucket (#28)]()
Kick the Bucket (#28)
04/09/2010 Duration: 02minOrigin from 1) committing suicide and from 2) pigs to be slaughtered.
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Nasty (#27)
14/08/2010 Duration: 03minorigin Swedish or French
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![Bull in a China Shop #26]()
Bull in a China Shop #26
05/08/2010 Duration: 03minChina here means porcelain so "china" with a small "c"
