Something You Should Know cover image

Why Some People Stand Up to Bullies and Others Don’t & Where Idioms Come From

Something You Should Know

00:00

Idioms - Is the Usual Suspect?

The word suspects very obviously refers to people suspected of a crime. But we apply it now to things thate, not in that context. The usual suspect simply means kind of the usual set of people or things. And so idioms can be quite transparent. You know, it's very easy to understand what that means but again's it's sort of a fixed way of expressing that idea.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app