Tag: idioms

To Strike a Chord (with transcript)

Listen to the most recent episode of my podcast: #711 To Strike a Chord (with transcript) https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joseph-mc42/episodes/711-To-Strike-a-Chord-with-transcript-e2hm1oj

Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QmtSCStUoW-AhG05Q9YCzyTRUskerJYx/view?usp=drivesdk

In a Quandary (with transcript)

Listen to the most recent episode of my podcast: #682 In a Quandary (with transcript).

I look at the phrase “in a quandary” and discuss students who sometimes become confused while learning.

https://anchor.fm/joseph-mc42/episodes/682-In-a-Quandary-with-transcript-e2geaf6

Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14FKIA9KlmhM_-HmFXas4WFEXaSc9261B/view?usp=drivesdk

The Life of Riley (or  Reilly).

Listen to the most recent episode of my podcast: The Life of Riley (or Reilly).

Today, I am in a coffee shop talking about the phrase “the life of Riley or Reilly” and the 60s movie Mary Poppins gets a parental guidance warning. https://anchor.fm/joseph-mc42/episodes/The-Life-of-Riley-or-Reilly-e2gb5k3

The Phrase “To Play Out” (with transcript)

Listen to the most recent episode of my podcast: #678 To Play Out (with transcript)

The phrase to Play Out, a British Falklands Helicopter becomes  a bedroom and Glamping, the new version of Camping. https://anchor.fm/joseph-mc42/episodes/678-To-Play-Out-with-transcript-e2g84p1

Transcript : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ri4VbtFpyQGVP13m9KD5_4RqGFFVm4m8/view?usp=drivesdk

Examples of “Head nor Tail”

More examples, supporting my podcast from this morning.

  1. I’ve read the instructions for the new software several times, but I can make neither head nor tail of them.
  2. After listening to the lecture, I could make neither head nor tail of the professor’s main argument.
  3. She told me her plans for the weekend, but I could make neither head nor tail of what she actually intends to do.
  4. The plot of the movie was so complicated that I could make neither head nor tail of it by the end.
  5. I received an email from the bank about my account, but I can make neither head nor tail of its content.
  6. He gave me directions to his house over the phone, but I could make neither head nor tail of them and got lost.
  7. The witness’s testimony was so contradictory that the jury could make neither head nor tail of it.
  8. I tried reading the philosophical text, but I could make neither head nor tail of the author’s theories.
  9. The financial report was filled with so much jargon that I could make neither head nor tail of our company’s performance.
  10. After trying to decipher the ancient manuscript, the historian admitted that he could make neither head nor tail of its meaning.