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Words and Their Stories - VOA Learning English

Words and Their Stories - VOA Learning English

25 Episodes • By VOA Learning English • learningenglish.voanews.com/z/98...
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
Words and Their Stories - VOA Learning English
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First Dibs - January 25, 2023
Jan 25 2023 4m
Chapter 1 3 mins
The Meaning of First Dibs
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Raise a Red Flag - January 18, 2023
Jan 18 2023 4m
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Things Are Serious If You 'Cross the Rubicon' - January 12, 2023
Jan 12 2023 4m
Chapter 1 3 mins
Crossing the Rubicon
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Dreamy Expressions - January 05, 2023
Jan 5 2023 5m
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Expressions for Taking a Chance in the New Year - December 29, 2022
Dec 29 2022 5m
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Expressions for Celebrating the Holidays - December 22, 2022
Dec 22 2022 6m
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Inside Baseball, Other 'Inside' Expressions - December 16, 2022
Dec 16 2022 5m
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'Set in Stone' - December 08, 2022
Dec 8 2022 4m
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‘Having Skin in the Game’ Is Not as Painful as It Sounds - December 02, 2022
Dec 2 2022 4m
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What Is Your Word of the Year? - November 29, 2022
Nov 29 2022 7m
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Cornucopia: So Much of a Good Thing! - November 22, 2022
Nov 22 2022 4m
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Have You Felt the 'Walls Are Closing in on You'? - November 17, 2022
Nov 17 2022 5m
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Scrabble Dictionary Adds 500 New Words - November 17, 2022
Nov 17 2022 5m
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'To Have a Monkey on Your Back' Is No Laughing Matter - November 10, 2022
Nov 10 2022 4m
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How Dirty Is 'Greasing Someone's Palm'? - November 03, 2022
Nov 3 2022 3m
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Have Your Cake and Eat It Too - October 27, 2022
Oct 27 2022 5m
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'Bury Your Head in the Sand' to Avoid Difficulty - October 20, 2022
Oct 20 2022 4m
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What Is the 'Straw That Broke the Camel's Back'? - October 13, 2022
Oct 13 2022 6m
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What Does It Mean 'To Push Someone's Buttons'? - October 05, 2022
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Oct 5 2022 6m
Pushing People's Buttons.
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'All Over the Map' Can Be Good and Bad - September 29, 2022
Sep 29 2022 4m
All Over the Map
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The Best Way Is 'Tried-and-True' - September 22, 2022
Sep 22 2022 4m
Tried and True
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This Is 'The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread'! - September 15, 2022
Sep 15 2022 4m
Sliced Bread
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Who Would 'Bring Sand to the Beach'? - September 09, 2022
Sep 9 2022 5m
Bringing Sand to the Beach
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Where Is the 'Wrong Side of the Tracks'? - August 31, 2022
Aug 31 2022 6m
The Other Side
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Blaming Others With a Goat: A 'Scapegoat' - August 25, 2022
Aug 25 2022 4m
The Scapegoat
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