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

The Leonard Lopate Show | Nov 13, 2015

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." 

What words or phrases do you need to know the origins of? Leave us a comment below or ask us on Twitter or Facebook, and we might get Ben Zimmer's answer!

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