Where did that phrase come from?

Ever wonder where phrases like “the horse you rode in on” and “like a bad penny” come from? Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett, hosts of public radio’s “A Way with Words,” are coming to Lakewood Theater this Thursday, May 16, at 8 p.m. to solve such conundrums and explore language and its impact on culture. The event will benefit Aberg Center for Literacy. Lakewood Theater, abergcenter.org, $40-200.