2018-01-21 Don’t Play Poker? You Still Can ‘Pass the Buck’
Now, it’s time for Words and Their Stories. Each week, we try to have a new story. In these stories,…
2018-01-14 Time to Get ‘Cozy!’
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this program we discuss the meaning and usage of…
2018-01-07 ‘Cold Feet’ and Other Cold Body Expressions
And now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Cold weather has a great effect on how our…
2017-12-31 How Will You ‘Ring in the New Year?’
Hello and welcome to the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Everyone around the world celebrates the New…
2017-08-20 Seeing an Eclipse Is Good! Being Eclipsed Is Not
Hello and welcome to Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program we explore the origin and…
2017-08-13 When Do We ‘Eat Crow?’
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this show, we explore the origins and usage of…
2017-08-06 Your ‘Dirty Laundry’ Has Nothing to Do With Clothes
Now, from VOA Learning English, it’s time for Words and Their Stories. On this program you can learn English expressions…
2017-09-17 Different Ways to Pass and Fail
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this show, we explore the origins and usage of…
2017-09-03 Shhh! The Walls Have Ears!
Now it’s time for Words and Their Stories, a program from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore common…
2017-12-24 ‘Don’t Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth’
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this show, we explore the origins and usage of…
2017-12-17 Are You in the ‘Driver’s Seat’ or ‘Asleep at the Wheel’?
Now, it’s time for Words and Their Stories. On this program we explore common expressions in American English. Today, we…
2017-12-10 Expressions for the Road!
Now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. The United States is a big country with many, many roads.…
2017-11-29 ‘Complicit’ Is Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year
Every year, language researchers and dictionary publishers choose a “Word of the Year.” The word often reflects the news or…
2017-11-26 What Does It Mean to Go ‘Haywire?’
Welcome to Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English! Today, we are going on a make-believe trip to the…
2017-11-12 Pig or Pork? Cow or Beef?
Now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program we often talk about the origins of words…