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Words and Their Stories - VOA Learning English

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Words and Their Stories programs explain idioms and expressions that many learners of American English find difficult to understand.

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Episodes

What Does It Mean 'To Mushroom'? - March 13, 2025 13.03.2025 3:23

'Watching the Grass Grow' Is Not Fun - March 11, 2025 11.03.2025 3:19

Green Means Spring and Other Things - March 07, 2025 07.03.2025 5:14

How to 'Dish Up' Something Good - February 27, 2025 27.02.2025 3:41

The Importance of Being ‘Dialed In’ - February 20, 2025 20.02.2025 4:01

Don't Miss a Thing With 'Eagle Eyes' - February 13, 2025 13.02.2025 5:50

What Does It Take to Be a 'Power Couple'? - February 05, 2025 05.02.2025 4:34

Protecting Apple Trees from Climate Change - January 31, 2025 31.01.2025 6:13

‘Kitchen-Table’ Is a Type of Politics - January 30, 2025 30.01.2025 4:28

Sometimes We 'Spread Ourself Too Thin' - January 20, 2025 20.01.2025 3:29

Knee Jerk and Gut Reactions: When We Are Not in Control - January 16, 2025 16.01.2025 4:51

The Story of Jack Frost - January 10, 2025 10.01.2025 5:33

'Kicking Off' a New Year - January 02, 2025 02.01.2025 6:19

Expressions for New Year's Resolution - December 23, 2024 23.12.2024 5:18

Expressions That ‘Stop You Cold’ - December 11, 2024 11.12.2024 4:52

For Words of the Year: Brat, Brain Rot, Polarization - December 10, 2024 10.12.2024 6:53

'Show Your Hand', other Card Idioms - December 05, 2024 05.12.2024 5:18

What Does ‘Like Gangbusters’ Mean? - November 27, 2024 27.11.2024 5:05

Learn 'Rub Elbows,' Other 'Rub' Expressions - November 20, 2024 20.11.2024 6:15

What Does It Mean to 'Hit Pay Dirt' - November 14, 2024 14.11.2024 4:15

Have You Ever Felt the ‘Long Arm of the Law?’ - November 07, 2024 07.11.2024 4:15

For When You Do Something Wrong: Mea Culpa - October 31, 2024 31.10.2024 3:51

Exploring the 'Butterfly Effect' - October 24, 2024 24.10.2024 4:42

Expressions Using Our Head and Shoulders - October 17, 2024 17.10.2024 5:31

When in Rome … - October 10, 2024 10.10.2024 5:06

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