2022-05-14 You ‘Hit the Jackpot!’
And now Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program we explore words and expressions in the English language. And today we talk about being lucky or…
2022-05-07 Let’s Get to the ‘Root of the Problem’
And now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program we explore words and expressions in the English language. Today we talk about an important part of…
2022-04-30 What Does It Mean to ‘Hit the Nail on the Head’?
We use a hammer to hammer a nail into wood. And now Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English! On this program we explore the meaning of words and…
2022-04-23 Are You Guilty of ‘Sitting on the Fence?’
A man walks past a fence of a construction site along a street in New Delhi, India, March 9, 2022. And now Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English.…
2022-04-16 What Does It Mean to Get the ‘Greenlight?’
FILE – A Sudanese demonstrator sits atop a traffic light as tens of thousands protest in the capital Khartoum on Dec. 30, 2021. And now Words and Their Stories from…
2022-04-09 ‘April Showers Bring May Flowers’
Rain falls on a plexiglass divider in the grandstand at Augusta National golf course on April 6, 2022, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) And now, Words and Their Stories…
2022-04-02 ‘Fresh As a Daisy,’ Other Daisy Expressions
FILE – A bee takes off from the blossom of a yellow daisy flower, Saturday, July 16, 2011 in a garden along the street in Zelienople, Pa.(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) And…
2022-03-26 Hope Springs Eternal
Thomas Jefferson Memorial is seen amid cherry trees that are in full bloom around the Tidal Basin in Washington, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe) And now, Words and…
2022-03-19 Are You a ‘Big Fish in a Small Pond?’
In this Oct. 8, 2010 photo, Matt Balazik gets ready to throw a 70-lb Atlantic sturgeon into the James River near Charles City, Virginia. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) And now Words…
2022-03-12 Do You Believe the ‘Grass Is Always Greener’?
People sit in the grass at Central Park on October 15, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP) And now Words and Their Stories from VOA…
2022-03-05 Two Gold Expressions
FILE – Gold bullions are displayed at GoldSilver Central’s office in Singapore June 19, 2017. And now Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this show we talk…
2022-02-26 Learn to Be Careful with the Alphabet
FILE – In this picture taken on Wednesday, March 12, 2014, a Syrian refugee boy Saleh el-Hussein, 5, looks on as he follows a lesson about the English alphabets. (AP…
2022-02-19 ‘Sugarcoat’ Pills and Bad News
drugs And now Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. Bad news can be hard to hear. It can be even harder to share with someone. So, we may…
2022-02-12 Let Something ‘Pull at Your Heartstrings’
In this image taken from video, sheep form the shape of a heart in a field in Guyra, northern New South Wales, Australia, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. Ben Jackson, a…
2022-02-05 Wordle: The Game that Quickly Became an Internet Hit
Wordle, the web-based word game is seen on a mobile phone in this picture taken February 1, 2022. (REUTERS/Andrew Boyers/Illustration) You might have heard of the word game Wordle. Maybe…