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Words and Their Stories - VOA Learning English

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VOA Learning English

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

#50

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

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13 Mar 2025

03 MINS

03:23

13 Mar 2025

#49

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

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11 Mar 2025

03 MINS

03:19

11 Mar 2025

#48

Green Means Spring and Other Things - March 07, 2025

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07 Mar 2025

05 MINS

05:14

07 Mar 2025

#47

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

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27 Feb 2025

03 MINS

03:41

27 Feb 2025

#46

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

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20 Feb 2025

04 MINS

04:01

20 Feb 2025

#45

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

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13 Feb 2025

05 MINS

05:50

13 Feb 2025

#44

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

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05 Feb 2025

04 MINS

04:34

05 Feb 2025

#43

Protecting Apple Trees from Climate Change - January 31, 2025

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31 Jan 2025

06 MINS

06:13

31 Jan 2025

#42

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

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30 Jan 2025

04 MINS

04:28

30 Jan 2025

#41

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

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20 Jan 2025

03 MINS

03:29

20 Jan 2025

#40

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

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16 Jan 2025

04 MINS

04:51

16 Jan 2025

#39

The Story of Jack Frost - January 10, 2025

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10 Jan 2025

05 MINS

05:33

10 Jan 2025

#38

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

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02 Jan 2025

06 MINS

06:19

02 Jan 2025

#37

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

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23 Dec 2024

05 MINS

05:18

23 Dec 2024

#36

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

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11 Dec 2024

04 MINS

04:52

11 Dec 2024

#35

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

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10 Dec 2024

06 MINS

06:53

10 Dec 2024

#34

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

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05 Dec 2024

05 MINS

05:18

05 Dec 2024

#33

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

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27 Nov 2024

05 MINS

05:05

27 Nov 2024

#32

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

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20 Nov 2024

06 MINS

06:15

20 Nov 2024

#31

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

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14 Nov 2024

04 MINS

04:15

14 Nov 2024

#30

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

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07 Nov 2024

04 MINS

04:15

07 Nov 2024

#29

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

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31 Oct 2024

03 MINS

03:51

31 Oct 2024

#28

Exploring the 'Butterfly Effect' - October 24, 2024

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24 Oct 2024

04 MINS

04:42

24 Oct 2024

#27

Expressions Using Our Head and Shoulders - October 17, 2024

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17 Oct 2024

05 MINS

05:31

17 Oct 2024

#26

When in Rome … - October 10, 2024

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10 Oct 2024

05 MINS

05:06

10 Oct 2024

#25

Is ‘Pie in the Sky’ Just a Dream? - October 03, 2024

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03 Oct 2024

04 MINS

04:51

03 Oct 2024

#24

Keep Your Nose to the Grindstone - September 26, 2024

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26 Sep 2024

06 MINS

06:02

26 Sep 2024

#23

How to Use "Swimming" to Deal with Life's Situations - September 19, 2024

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19 Sep 2024

05 MINS

05:25

19 Sep 2024

#22

What Is Your 'North Star'? - September 13, 2024

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13 Sep 2024

05 MINS

05:02

13 Sep 2024

#21

‘Dead Giveaway’ Is Not as Dark as It Sounds - September 05, 2024

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05 Sep 2024

04 MINS

04:27

05 Sep 2024

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#50

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

#49

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

#48

Green Means Spring and Other Things - March 07, 2025

#47

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

#46

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

#45

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

#44

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

#43

Protecting Apple Trees from Climate Change - January 31, 2025

#42

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

#41

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

#40

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

#39

The Story of Jack Frost - January 10, 2025

#38

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

#37

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

#36

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

#35

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

#34

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

#33

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

#32

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

#31

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

#30

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

#29

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

#28

Exploring the 'Butterfly Effect' - October 24, 2024

#27

Expressions Using Our Head and Shoulders - October 17, 2024

#26

When in Rome … - October 10, 2024

#25

Is ‘Pie in the Sky’ Just a Dream? - October 03, 2024

#24

Keep Your Nose to the Grindstone - September 26, 2024

#23

How to Use "Swimming" to Deal with Life's Situations - September 19, 2024

#22

What Is Your 'North Star'? - September 13, 2024

#21

‘Dead Giveaway’ Is Not as Dark as It Sounds - September 05, 2024