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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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    Green Means Spring and Other Things - March 07, 2025

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    The Importance of Being ‘Dialed In' - February 20, 2025

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    Don't Miss a Thing With 'Eagle Eyes' - February 13, 2025

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    Protecting Apple Trees from Climate Change - January 31, 2025

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    ‘Kitchen-Table' Is a Type of Politics - January 30, 2025

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    Knee Jerk and Gut Reactions: When We Are Not in Control - January 16, 2025

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    The Story of Jack Frost - January 10, 2025

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    'Kicking Off' a New Year - January 02, 2025

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    Expressions That ‘Stop You Cold' - December 11, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 4:52


    For Words of the Year: Brat, Brain Rot, Polarization - December 10, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 6:53


    'Show Your Hand', other Card Idioms - December 05, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 5:18


    What Does ‘Like Gangbusters' Mean? - November 27, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 5:05


    Learn 'Rub Elbows,' Other 'Rub' Expressions - November 20, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 6:15


    What Does It Mean to 'Hit Pay Dirt' - November 14, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 4:15


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

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 4:15


    For When You Do Something Wrong: Mea Culpa - October 31, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 3:51


    Exploring the 'Butterfly Effect' - October 24, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 4:42


    Expressions Using Our Head and Shoulders - October 17, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 5:31


    When in Rome … - October 10, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 5:06


    Is ‘Pie in the Sky' Just a Dream? - October 03, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 4:51


    Keep Your Nose to the Grindstone - September 26, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 6:02


    How to Use "Swimming" to Deal with Life's Situations - September 19, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 5:25


    What Is Your 'North Star'? - September 13, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 5:02


    ‘Dead Giveaway' Is Not as Dark as It Sounds - September 05, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 4:27


    An Eye for an Eye - August 29, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 4:25


    Reaching the 'Tipping Point' - August 22, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 3:47


    Sometimes Help Is Just 'A Phone Call Away' - August 16, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 5:23


    One Person's Trash Is Another's Treasure - August 08, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 4:33


    When Is Two Too Many? When It's a 'Double Whammy'! - August 01, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 4:49


    Let's Talk about 'Going South' - July 25, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 5:13


    Be Careful What You 'Bank On' - July 18, 2024

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    What Gives You 'Food for Thought'? - July 11, 2024

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    Partners in Crime - July 05, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 5:19


    Learn Some 'Wave' Expressions - June 27, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 6:52


    It's Showtime! - June 20, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 4:48


    Being 'Put Through the Wringer' Is Not Fun - June 13, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 4:23


    Are You Strong 'Out of the Gate'? - June 07, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 4:06


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