Words and Their Stories - VOA Learning English

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Pavel Quincoses Rodríguez
 Sep 26, 2018
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Words and Their Stories programs explain idioms and expressions that many learners of American English find difficult to understand.

Episode Date
To Pull or Not to Pull Punches - April 25, 2024
Apr 25, 2024
Are You the Windshield or the Bug? - April 19, 2024
Apr 19, 2024
Many People 'Thank Their Lucky Stars' - April 12, 2024
Apr 12, 2024
Is It Real or Bogus? - April 03, 2024
Apr 03, 2024
What Are Your ‘True Colors’? - March 28, 2024
Mar 28, 2024
When Is Something 'Ancient History'? - March 21, 2024
Mar 21, 2024
When Do You 'Go Against the Grain'? - March 15, 2024
Mar 15, 2024
'Dip Your Toes' or 'Take the Plunge'? - March 08, 2024
Mar 08, 2024
Read the Riot Act - February 29, 2024
Feb 29, 2024
Influence Others from a 'Bully Pulpit' - February 22, 2024
Feb 22, 2024
US Presidents Like to Make Up Words, Expressions - February 15, 2024
Feb 15, 2024
Why Do Married Couples 'Tie the Knot'? - February 08, 2024
Feb 08, 2024
Do You Have a 'Doppelgänger'? - February 01, 2024
Feb 01, 2024
Snow Day? Don't Be 'Left Out in the Cold' - January 24, 2024
Jan 24, 2024
Marathon or Sprint? - January 17, 2024
Jan 17, 2024
Walk Before You Can Run - January 10, 2024
Jan 10, 2024
Do You Color Inside or Outside the Lines? - January 05, 2024
Jan 05, 2024
Goal! Do You Have One for 2024? - December 28, 2023
Dec 28, 2023
The World in Other Words in 2023 - December 27, 2023
Dec 27, 2023
'Tis the Season! - December 20, 2023
Dec 20, 2023
When Does a Problem 'Snowball'? - December 14, 2023
Dec 14, 2023
AI, Hallucinate, Authentic or Rizz for Word of the Year - December 05, 2023
Dec 05, 2023
It's Time to 'See the Light' - November 30, 2023
Nov 30, 2023
Merriam-Webster Chooses ‘Authentic’ as Word of the Year - November 27, 2023
Nov 27, 2023
'State-of-the-Art' Is the Best of Its Time - November 17, 2023
Nov 17, 2023
Are You 'Sitting Pretty'? - November 09, 2023
Nov 09, 2023
'Straight From the Horse's Mouth' - October 31, 2023
Oct 31, 2023
'Birds of a Feather...' - October 27, 2023
Oct 27, 2023
How Do You Define Success? - October 20, 2023
Oct 20, 2023
The Bad Side of Roses - October 13, 2023
Oct 13, 2023
How Do You Stay 'In Shape'? - October 05, 2023
Oct 05, 2023
'Boilerplate' Language Is All Business - September 28, 2023
Sep 28, 2023
No Need to 'Gild the Lily' - September 21, 2023
Sep 21, 2023
'Icing on the Cake' Is As Good As It Sounds - September 13, 2023
Sep 13, 2023
What Is 'Empty Nest Syndrome'? - September 08, 2023
Sep 08, 2023
Explore from Your 'Armchair' - September 01, 2023
Sep 01, 2023
What Does 'On a Shoestring' Mean? - August 25, 2023
Aug 25, 2023
Make Your Home 'Spick-and-Span' - August 15, 2023
Aug 15, 2023
Learn When to Wear 'Kid Gloves' - August 11, 2023
Aug 11, 2023
'Run Something Up the Flagpole' to Test an Idea - August 01, 2023
Aug 01, 2023
'Beating a Dead Horse' Is Pointless - July 27, 2023
Jul 27, 2023
Seeing 'Double'? - July 20, 2023
Jul 20, 2023
'To Sink or Swim' Is Up to You - July 12, 2023
Jul 12, 2023
Differences Between Board, on Board, Aboard - July 07, 2023
Jul 07, 2023
'All Thumbs' - June 28, 2023
Jun 28, 2023
'In The Hot Seat' Is Not Where You Want to Be - June 22, 2023
Jun 22, 2023
Are You Prepared 'to See How the Sausage Is Made'? - June 15, 2023
Jun 15, 2023
Let's 'Zero in' on Number Expressions - June 08, 2023
Jun 08, 2023
'Clean As a Whistle' - June 01, 2023
Jun 01, 2023
'Watch My Dust!' - May 25, 2023
May 25, 2023