Words and Their Stories - VOA Learning English

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

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What Does It Mean 'To Mushroom'? - March 13, 2025

03-13
03:23

'Watching the Grass Grow' Is Not Fun - March 11, 2025

03-11
03:19

Green Means Spring and Other Things - March 07, 2025

03-07
05:14

How to 'Dish Up' Something Good - February 27, 2025

02-27
03:41

The Importance of Being ‘Dialed In’ - February 20, 2025

02-20
04:01

Don't Miss a Thing With 'Eagle Eyes' - February 13, 2025

02-13
05:50

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

02-05
04:34

Protecting Apple Trees from Climate Change - January 31, 2025

01-31
06:13

‘Kitchen-Table’ Is a Type of Politics - January 30, 2025

01-30
04:28

Sometimes We 'Spread Ourself Too Thin' - January 20, 2025

01-20
03:29

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

01-16
04:51

The Story of Jack Frost - January 10, 2025

01-10
05:33

'Kicking Off' a New Year - January 02, 2025

01-02
06:19

Expressions for New Year's Resolution - December 23, 2024

12-23
05:18

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

12-11
04:52

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

12-10
06:53

'Show Your Hand', other Card Idioms - December 05, 2024

12-05
05:18

What Does ‘Like Gangbusters’ Mean? - November 27, 2024

11-27
05:05

Learn 'Rub Elbows,' Other 'Rub' Expressions - November 20, 2024

11-20
06:15

What Does It Mean to 'Hit Pay Dirt' - November 14, 2024

11-14
04:15
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Bahman Farahmand

dilemma, predicament

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تسلط به انگلیسی با شنیدن

Thanks a jillion!

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Roxana Y

🩷

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Maryam Razeghi

it was great and intrstnig gild a lily

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Rozita Kheradmand

what about a chapter of a book or series?

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