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The show that puts your favorite (or not so favorite) everyday expressions under a microscope and into the hot seat. Tune in as Mario and his special guests dive into the meanings and origins of common sayings, expressions, and idioms. We may introduce you to a few too! Once it's all said and done, will these sayings live up to their common usage or will they crash and burn from some investigation? Join us as we take a moment to appraise the phrase! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe show that puts your favorite (or not so favorite) everyday expressions under a microscope and into the hot seat. Tune in as Mario and his special guests dive into the meanings and origins of common sayings, expressions, and idioms. We may introduce you to a few too!
Recent episodes include "Knocking On The Devil's Door" (21 October 2026, 93 minutes), "If The Shoe Fits" (14 October 2026, 64 minutes), and "Go Against The Grain" (7 October 2026, 79 minutes).
Appraise The Phrase publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 67 minutes across 118 episodes.
Booking probability for Appraise The Phrase is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Appraise The Phrase requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Appraise The Phrase's contact route on record: verified email.
Appraise The Phrase is a society podcast with 118 episodes published.
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On this episode of Appraise The Phrase: Origins of Everyday Expressions... Six dictionaries have no definition for "knocking on the devil's door." We found out why — and then we found the actual door. Where does...
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The man who coined this phrase had already been pilloried and imprisoned for writing satire people took literally. So the next time he went after Parliament, he built himself an escape hatch. On this episode of Appraise...
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The first person to say “against the grain” was lying. Not figuratively. He was coaching other people to lie, and the phrase was the lie. On this episode of Appraise The Phrase, Mario and Twenty are joined by Kayla...
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Everybody thinks medieval pubs had cups with whistles baked into them. You blew the whistle, you got a refill. It's a great story and somebody made it up. On this episode, Mario and Twenty are joined by Myron to trace...
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On this episode of Appraise The Phrase, Mario and Twenty trace the origin of "in the nick of time" and explains how it started out as pudding time. It starts in 1546 with John Heywood's book of proverbs, where arriving...
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Everybody knows what it means. Almost nobody can tell you where it came from...and that turns out to be the whole story. #OnTheBackBurner #Etymology #WordOrigins On this episode of Appraise The Phrase, Mario and Twenty...
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Everybody pictures a locomotive. Everybody is wrong.On this episode of Appraise The Phrase, Mario and Twenty unveil the origin, confirm the meaning, and assess the value of "train of thought" — a phrase that shows up in...
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"Help! I'm in a nutshell!" — Austin Powers already knew this phrase was funnier taken literally. We trace "in a nutshell" back almost 2,000 years to a claim that might just be one of history's oldest fake news...
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Where does ""wet my beak"" actually come from? We trace it from a 19th-century Sicilian grain custom to The Godfather — and yes, we get into He Got Game too. #AppraiseThePhrase #Etymology #WordOrigins #WetMyBeak...
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"Talk is cheap" wasn't born as a comeback — it started as a 1692 sermon line from a Puritan preacher. We trace it from theology to P.T. Barnum's bankruptcy lecture tour to Linus Torvalds' Linux mailing list. On this...
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Where did "bigger fish to fry" actually come from — and does it even hold up? We trace the idiom from Cervantes to a 1900s dime novel. On this episode of Appraise The Phrase, Mario and Twenty unveil the origin, confirm...
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In this episode, Mario and Twenty delve into the origins and meanings of everyday expressions, particularly focusing on the phrase 'calling a spade a spade.' They explore its historical context, cultural significance...
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In this episode of the Appraise The Phrase Show, Mario and 20 welcome the Expression Appraisal Team to discuss the GOAT Phrase Tournament. The conversation covers the structure of the tournament, the significance of the...
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In this final episode of the season, Mario Hines, Twenty, Fave, and Myron explore the origins and meanings of the 13 phrases from Appraise The Phrase Season 5 in preparation for the 5th Annual GOAT Phrase Tournament...
Join Mario and Twenty as we celebrate a major milestone: ATP's 100th episode! To honor the occasion, our hosts get together in the nation's capitol, Washington DC! They visit the awesome Planet Word Museum, take to the...
Episode #15
In this week's episode, Mario & Twenty are joined by the founder of Mental Peace Performance and host of The Mental Health Playbook, Coach Travis Harmon to explore the origins and meanings of everyday expressions...
Episode #13
In this week's episode of ATP, Mario and 20 are joined by Child Nutrition Specialist Tierre Jones to explore the origins and meanings of everyday expressions, particularly focusing on the phrase 'Strike While the Iron's...
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In this week's episode of ATP, , Mario Hines and 20 are joined by Natasha Nelson to explore the origins and meanings of everyday expressions, particularly focusing on the phrase 'push the envelope.' Natasha shares her...
Episode #11
In this week's episode of ATP, Mario Hines and 20 are joined by cofounder of the Creator Spotlight Series and founder of The Monarch Brand, D Lee, to explore the origins and meanings of everyday expressions...
Episode #10
On this week's episode of ATP, Mario and Twenty explore the origins and meanings of everyday expressions, focusing on the phrase 'breaking bread.' Joined by guest Sarah Tagger, they discuss the significance of food and...
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Director of Bye Bye Birdie at the Hoogland Center for the Arts, Jo Rae Wright University Divinity School
Executive Director, Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
bestselling author of The Memo, workplace consultant, TEDx speaker, and truth-teller for Black and Brown women navigating corporate America, The Memo LLC
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