Why were hatters mad? | IDIOM ORIGINS
Why were hatters mad? | IDIOM ORIGINS  
Podcast: Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris
Published On: Wed May 07 2025
Description: Rob and Jess "pull out all the stops" in this episode explaining idiom origins.  ✈️ Why do we say "balls to the wall" and "push the envelope"?  🐘 What's so useless about a "white elephant"?  👕 Where were the original "whole nine yards"? These questions answered and many more in this common sayings special of Words Unravelled. Here's our other idioms episode: https://pod.fo/e/2a54ba And the video version of this one: https://youtu.be/ca3lz3dXgW8 👕 OUR MERCH 👚 US SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.com/ EU/UK SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.net/