The Expressionists: Insulting idioms

Olivia and Helen, the Expressionists, are back unpicking the idioms of the English language  as usual. But this week they’re asking how creative can our insults get?

From ‘flaming galahs’ to ‘faces like smashed crabs’ they go through the history and meaning of some of the most creative and intriguing ways to insult someone.

The Expressionists will delve even deeper into this topic (and lets just they have a many more good insults to share) in their next podcast episode. You can find more at The Expressionists website.