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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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Words and Their Stories - VOA Learning English
Don't 'Bite the Hand That Feeds You' - June 24, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Words and Their Stories - VOA Learning English
Father's Day Expressions - June 18, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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'Waste Not, Want Not' Is Good Advice - June 10, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Danger! 'Snake in the Grass'! - June 04, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Quarantini? Moronavirus? COVID-10? Wordplay Brings Humor to These Times - May 29, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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'Let's Eat!' Thanksgiving Dinner Idioms - November 19, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Feeling 'Under the Weather'? - May 27, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Take Time to 'Stop and Smell the Roses' - May 21, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Spring Up Like Mushrooms! - May 07, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Don't Waste Time 'Barking up the Wrong Tree' - April 29, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Words and Their Stories - VOA Learning English
How Fast Is ‘Two Shakes of a Lamb’s Tail’? - April 24, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Learn the Cause of 'Cabin Fever' - April 20, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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'Breathing Room' Reduces Stress - April 10, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Where 'Quarantine' Comes From - April 02, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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We Can Thank Cows for ‘Vaccine’ - March 27, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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'When the Cat's Away, the Mice Will Play!' - March 19, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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'An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure' - March 12, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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'Beware the Ides of March' - March 04, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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If You Are Feeling Blue, Are You Calm, Strong, or Sad? - February 27, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Why Is 2020 Called a Leap Year? - February 11, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Wearing Clothes Made From Goat Hair, and Other Ways to Show You Are Sorry - February 11, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Single on Valentine's Day? Lucky. - February 05, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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'Stir-Crazy' Is Not a Way of Cooking - January 30, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Quit or Join the 'Rat Race' ? - January 23, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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What Is Pettifogging? - January 22, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Do You Know an 'Eager Beaver' - January 16, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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The Tortoise and The Hare - January 09, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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What Do You Bring to a ‘BYOB’ Party? - December 31, 2019 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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What Does 'Auld Lang Syne' Mean? - December 27, 2019 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Don't 'Bite Off More Than You Can Chew' - December 19, 2019 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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You Look Like the 'Cat That Ate the Canary' - December 12, 2019 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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‘It Will Not Wash’ Has Nothing to Do With Cleaning - December 05, 2019 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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A Dime a Dozen - November 27, 2019 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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'No Smoke Without Fire' - November 12, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Want to Know a Secret? Maybe You'll 'Get Wind of It' - November 05, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Three Words to Describe COVID-19 - November 24, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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'Once in a Blue Moon' - October 28, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Jack-o'-Lantern: Why Is It Named 'Jack'? - October 21, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Hard Nuts to Crack - October 15, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Sometimes 'It Takes Two to Tango' - October 09, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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It's Not the End of the World - October 01, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Do You Have a Sprinter or Marathon Mentality? - September 25, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Why Do We 'Pay Through the Nose' for Costly Things? - September 18, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Like a 'Deer Caught in Headlights' - September 10, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Go Ahead: 'Steal My Thunder' - September 03, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Test Your World With Two Science Terms - August 27, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Use Your Time Wisely: 'Make Hay While the Sun Shines' - August 20, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Keep on the 'Sunny Side' - August 13, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Ways We All Can 'Go Off the Deep End' - August 06, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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It Really Is a 'Small World' - July 30, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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The World Needs More Tree Huggers - July 27, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Two Flowers to Describe Quiet, Shy People - July 16, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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'Lightning Never Strikes the Same Place Twice' ... Or Does It? - July 08, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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'Rolling Stones Gather No Moss' - June 30, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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