Words and Their Stories - VOA Learning English

62 Episodes

1. Expressions That ‘Stop You Cold’ - December 11, 2024

   Published: 12/11/2024
2. For Words of the Year: Brat, Brain Rot, Polarization - December 10, 2024

   Published: 12/10/2024
3. 'Show Your Hand', other Card Idioms - December 05, 2024

   Published: 12/5/2024
4. What Does ‘Like Gangbusters’ Mean? - November 27, 2024

   Published: 11/27/2024
5. Learn 'Rub Elbows,' Other 'Rub' Expressions - November 20, 2024

   Published: 11/20/2024
6. What Does It Mean to 'Hit Pay Dirt' - November 14, 2024

   Published: 11/14/2024
7. Have You Ever Felt the ‘Long Arm of the Law?’ - November 07, 2024

   Published: 11/7/2024
8. For When You Do Something Wrong: Mea Culpa - October 31, 2024

   Published: 10/31/2024
9. Exploring the 'Butterfly Effect' - October 24, 2024

   Published: 10/24/2024
10. Expressions Using Our Head and Shoulders - October 17, 2024

    Published: 10/17/2024
11. When in Rome … - October 10, 2024

    Published: 10/10/2024
12. Is ‘Pie in the Sky’ Just a Dream? - October 03, 2024

    Published: 10/3/2024
13. Keep Your Nose to the Grindstone - September 26, 2024

    Published: 9/26/2024
14. How to Use "Swimming" to Deal with Life's Situations - September 19, 2024

    Published: 9/19/2024
15. What Is Your 'North Star'? - September 13, 2024

    Published: 9/13/2024
16. ‘Dead Giveaway’ Is Not as Dark as It Sounds - September 05, 2024

    Published: 9/5/2024
17. An Eye for an Eye - August 29, 2024

    Published: 8/29/2024
18. Reaching the 'Tipping Point' - August 22, 2024

    Published: 8/22/2024
19. Sometimes Help Is Just 'A Phone Call Away' - August 16, 2024

    Published: 8/16/2024
20. One Person's Trash Is Another Person's Treasure - August 08, 2024

    Published: 8/8/2024