The Real Meanings of "Heebie-Jeebies" "Bozo" and "Raining Cats and Dogs"

Phrases like "raining cats and dogs," and "get one's goat" are in our lexicon, but their roots remain mysterious.

Wall Street Journal language columnist and executive editor of Vocabulary.com Ben Zimmer discusses the phrases and words we use everyday, and their surprising, hidden origins. He’ll speak about words like "boondoggle" and "southpaw," "get one's goat" and "raining cats and dogs." 

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