Words and Their Stories - VOA Learning English

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56 Episodes

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

    Published: 7/11/2024
  2. For When You Do Something Wrong: Mea Culpa - October 31, 2024

    Published: 31/10/2024
  3. Exploring the 'Butterfly Effect' - October 24, 2024

    Published: 24/10/2024
  4. Expressions Using Our Head and Shoulders - October 17, 2024

    Published: 17/10/2024
  5. When in Rome … - October 10, 2024

    Published: 10/10/2024
  6. Is ‘Pie in the Sky’ Just a Dream? - October 03, 2024

    Published: 3/10/2024
  7. Keep Your Nose to the Grindstone - September 26, 2024

    Published: 26/09/2024
  8. How to Use "Swimming" to Deal with Life's Situations - September 19, 2024

    Published: 19/09/2024
  9. What Is Your 'North Star'? - September 13, 2024

    Published: 13/09/2024
  10. ‘Dead Giveaway’ Is Not as Dark as It Sounds - September 05, 2024

    Published: 5/09/2024
  11. An Eye for an Eye - August 29, 2024

    Published: 29/08/2024
  12. Reaching the 'Tipping Point' - August 22, 2024

    Published: 22/08/2024
  13. Sometimes Help Is Just 'A Phone Call Away' - August 16, 2024

    Published: 16/08/2024
  14. One Person's Trash Is Another Person's Treasure - August 08, 2024

    Published: 8/08/2024
  15. When Is Two Too Many? When It's a 'Double Whammy'! - August 01, 2024

    Published: 1/08/2024
  16. Let's Talk about 'Going South' - July 25, 2024

    Published: 25/07/2024
  17. Be Careful What You 'Bank On' - July 18, 2024

    Published: 18/07/2024
  18. What Gives You 'Food for Thought'? - July 11, 2024

    Published: 11/07/2024
  19. Partners in Crime - July 05, 2024

    Published: 5/07/2024
  20. Learn Some 'Wave' Expressions - June 27, 2024

    Published: 27/06/2024

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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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