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West Word, Ho!

West Word, Ho!

S1 · E4 April 28, 2013

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Overview

Expressions from "riffraff" to "betting your bottom dollar", "passing the buck," "acid test" and even "heard it through the grapevine" all come from America's frontier days. But have you ever wondered why these phrases were first used and what they mean today?

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