Words and Their Stories - VOA Learning English
50 episodes
What Does It Mean 'To Mushroom'? - March 13, 2025
Mar 13, 20253 min
'Watching the Grass Grow' Is Not Fun - March 11, 2025
Mar 11, 20253 min
Green Means Spring and Other Things - March 07, 2025
Mar 7, 20255 min
How to 'Dish Up' Something Good - February 27, 2025
Feb 27, 20253 min
The Importance of Being ‘Dialed In’ - February 20, 2025
Feb 20, 20254 min
Don't Miss a Thing With 'Eagle Eyes' - February 13, 2025
Feb 13, 20255 min
What Does It Take to Be a 'Power Couple'? - February 05, 2025
Feb 5, 20254 min
Protecting Apple Trees from Climate Change - January 31, 2025
Jan 31, 20256 min
‘Kitchen-Table’ Is a Type of Politics - January 30, 2025
Jan 30, 20254 min
Sometimes We 'Spread Ourself Too Thin' - January 20, 2025
Jan 20, 20253 min
Knee Jerk and Gut Reactions: When We Are Not in Control - January 16, 2025
Jan 16, 20254 min
The Story of Jack Frost - January 10, 2025
Jan 10, 20255 min
'Kicking Off' a New Year - January 02, 2025
Jan 2, 20256 min
Expressions for New Year's Resolution - December 23, 2024
Dec 23, 20245 min
Expressions That ‘Stop You Cold’ - December 11, 2024
Dec 11, 20244 min
For Words of the Year: Brat, Brain Rot, Polarization - December 10, 2024
Dec 10, 20246 min
'Show Your Hand', other Card Idioms - December 05, 2024
Dec 5, 20245 min
What Does ‘Like Gangbusters’ Mean? - November 27, 2024
Nov 27, 20245 min
Learn 'Rub Elbows,' Other 'Rub' Expressions - November 20, 2024
Nov 20, 20246 min
What Does It Mean to 'Hit Pay Dirt' - November 14, 2024
Nov 14, 20244 min
Have You Ever Felt the ‘Long Arm of the Law?’ - November 07, 2024
Nov 7, 20244 min
For When You Do Something Wrong: Mea Culpa - October 31, 2024
Oct 31, 20243 min
Exploring the 'Butterfly Effect' - October 24, 2024
Oct 24, 20244 min
Expressions Using Our Head and Shoulders - October 17, 2024
Oct 17, 20245 min
When in Rome … - October 10, 2024
Oct 10, 20245 min
Is ‘Pie in the Sky’ Just a Dream? - October 03, 2024
Oct 3, 20244 min
Keep Your Nose to the Grindstone - September 26, 2024
Sep 26, 20246 min
How to Use "Swimming" to Deal with Life's Situations - September 19, 2024
Sep 19, 20245 min
What Is Your 'North Star'? - September 13, 2024
Sep 13, 20245 min
‘Dead Giveaway’ Is Not as Dark as It Sounds - September 05, 2024
Sep 5, 20244 min
An Eye for an Eye - August 29, 2024
Aug 29, 20244 min
Reaching the 'Tipping Point' - August 22, 2024
Aug 22, 20243 min
Sometimes Help Is Just 'A Phone Call Away' - August 16, 2024
Aug 16, 20245 min
One Person's Trash Is Another Person's Treasure - August 08, 2024
Aug 8, 20244 min
When Is Two Too Many? When It's a 'Double Whammy'! - August 01, 2024
Aug 1, 20244 min
Let's Talk about 'Going South' - July 25, 2024
Jul 25, 20245 min
Be Careful What You 'Bank On' - July 18, 2024
Jul 18, 20244 min
What Gives You 'Food for Thought'? - July 11, 2024
Jul 11, 20244 min
Partners in Crime - July 05, 2024
Jul 5, 20245 min
Learn Some 'Wave' Expressions - June 27, 2024
Jun 27, 20246 min
It’s Showtime! - June 20, 2024
Jun 20, 20244 min
Being 'Put Through the Wringer' Is Not Fun - June 13, 2024
Jun 13, 20244 min
Are You Strong 'Out of the Gate'? - June 07, 2024
Jun 7, 20244 min
Be Bold. 'Break the Mold'! - May 31, 2024
May 31, 20244 min
Many Handy 'Hand' Expressions - May 22, 2024
May 22, 20246 min
Ways to 'Divide and Conquer' - May 17, 2024
May 17, 20245 min
It's Time to 'Separate the Wheat from the Chaff' - May 10, 2024
May 10, 20244 min
What Good Comes from 'Casting a Wide Net'? - May 03, 2024
May 3, 20245 min
To Pull or Not to Pull Punches - April 25, 2024
Apr 25, 20246 min
Are You the Windshield or the Bug? - April 19, 2024
Apr 19, 20244 min