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Words and Their Stories programs explain idioms and expressions that many learners of American English find difficult to understand.
Total 50 episodes
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Learn 'Rub Elbows,' Other 'Rub' Expressions - November 20, 2024
06:1520/11/2024
What Does It Mean to 'Hit Pay Dirt' - November 14, 2024
04:1514/11/2024
Have You Ever Felt the ‘Long Arm of the Law?’ - November 07, 2024
04:1507/11/2024
For When You Do Something Wrong: Mea Culpa - October 31, 2024
03:5131/10/2024
Exploring the 'Butterfly Effect' - October 24, 2024
04:4224/10/2024
Expressions Using Our Head and Shoulders - October 17, 2024
05:3117/10/2024
When in Rome … - October 10, 2024
05:0610/10/2024
Is ‘Pie in the Sky’ Just a Dream? - October 03, 2024
04:5103/10/2024
Keep Your Nose to the Grindstone - September 26, 2024
06:0226/09/2024
How to Use "Swimming" to Deal with Life's Situations - September 19, 2024
05:2519/09/2024
What Is Your 'North Star'? - September 13, 2024
05:0213/09/2024
‘Dead Giveaway’ Is Not as Dark as It Sounds - September 05, 2024
04:2705/09/2024
An Eye for an Eye - August 29, 2024
04:2529/08/2024
Reaching the 'Tipping Point' - August 22, 2024
03:4722/08/2024
Sometimes Help Is Just 'A Phone Call Away' - August 16, 2024
05:2316/08/2024
One Person's Trash Is Another Person's Treasure - August 08, 2024
04:3308/08/2024
When Is Two Too Many? When It's a 'Double Whammy'! - August 01, 2024
04:4901/08/2024
Let's Talk about 'Going South' - July 25, 2024
05:1325/07/2024
Be Careful What You 'Bank On' - July 18, 2024
04:4118/07/2024
What Gives You 'Food for Thought'? - July 11, 2024
04:2211/07/2024
Partners in Crime - July 05, 2024
05:1905/07/2024
Learn Some 'Wave' Expressions - June 27, 2024
06:5227/06/2024
It’s Showtime! - June 20, 2024
04:4820/06/2024
Being 'Put Through the Wringer' Is Not Fun - June 13, 2024
04:2313/06/2024
Are You Strong 'Out of the Gate'? - June 07, 2024
04:0607/06/2024
Be Bold. 'Break the Mold'! - May 31, 2024
04:2031/05/2024
Many Handy 'Hand' Expressions - May 22, 2024
06:4622/05/2024
Ways to 'Divide and Conquer' - May 17, 2024
05:2317/05/2024
It's Time to 'Separate the Wheat from the Chaff' - May 10, 2024
04:2410/05/2024
What Good Comes from 'Casting a Wide Net'? - May 03, 2024
05:2103/05/2024
To Pull or Not to Pull Punches - April 25, 2024
06:0825/04/2024
Are You the Windshield or the Bug? - April 19, 2024
04:4619/04/2024
Many People 'Thank Their Lucky Stars' - April 12, 2024
04:5112/04/2024
Is It Real or Bogus? - April 03, 2024
04:2703/04/2024
What Are Your ‘True Colors’? - March 28, 2024
05:0028/03/2024
When Is Something 'Ancient History'? - March 21, 2024
04:2021/03/2024
When Do You 'Go Against the Grain'? - March 15, 2024
04:2015/03/2024
'Dip Your Toes' or 'Take the Plunge'? - March 08, 2024
04:1008/03/2024
Read the Riot Act - February 29, 2024
03:5829/02/2024
Influence Others from a 'Bully Pulpit' - February 22, 2024
04:4922/02/2024
US Presidents Like to Make Up Words, Expressions - February 15, 2024
07:3915/02/2024
Why Do Married Couples 'Tie the Knot'? - February 08, 2024
04:3708/02/2024
Do You Have a 'Doppelgänger'? - February 01, 2024
04:2601/02/2024
Snow Day? Don't Be 'Left Out in the Cold' - January 24, 2024
06:3924/01/2024
Marathon or Sprint? - January 17, 2024
04:4217/01/2024
Walk Before You Can Run - January 10, 2024
04:1810/01/2024
Do You Color Inside or Outside the Lines? - January 05, 2024
04:3205/01/2024
Goal! Do You Have One for 2024? - December 28, 2023
04:2428/12/2023
The World in Other Words in 2023 - December 27, 2023
07:2527/12/2023
'Tis the Season! - December 20, 2023
06:1420/12/2023