Words and Their Stories - VOA Learning English
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Words and Their Stories programs explain idioms and expressions that many learners of American English find difficult to understand.
Location:
Washington, DC
Networks:
VOA
Description:
Words and Their Stories programs explain idioms and expressions that many learners of American English find difficult to understand.
Language:
English
Episodes
What Good Comes from 'Casting a Wide Net'? - May 03, 2024
5/3/2024
Duration:00:05:21
To Pull or Not to Pull Punches - April 25, 2024
4/25/2024
Duration:00:06:08
Are You the Windshield or the Bug? - April 19, 2024
4/19/2024
Duration:00:04:46
Many People 'Thank Their Lucky Stars' - April 12, 2024
4/12/2024
Duration:00:04:51
Is It Real or Bogus? - April 03, 2024
4/3/2024
Duration:00:04:27
What Are Your ‘True Colors’? - March 28, 2024
3/28/2024
Duration:00:05:00
When Is Something 'Ancient History'? - March 21, 2024
3/21/2024
Duration:00:04:20
When Do You 'Go Against the Grain'? - March 15, 2024
3/15/2024
Duration:00:04:20
'Dip Your Toes' or 'Take the Plunge'? - March 08, 2024
3/8/2024
Duration:00:04:10
Read the Riot Act - February 29, 2024
2/29/2024
Duration:00:03:58
Influence Others from a 'Bully Pulpit' - February 22, 2024
2/22/2024
Duration:00:04:49
Why Do Married Couples 'Tie the Knot'? - February 08, 2024
2/8/2024
Duration:00:04:37
Do You Have a 'Doppelgänger'? - February 01, 2024
2/1/2024
Duration:00:04:26
Marathon or Sprint? - January 17, 2024
1/17/2024
Duration:00:04:42
Walk Before You Can Run - January 10, 2024
1/10/2024
Duration:00:04:18
Do You Color Inside or Outside the Lines? - January 05, 2024
1/5/2024
Duration:00:04:32
Goal! Do You Have One for 2024? - December 28, 2023
12/28/2023
Duration:00:04:24
The World in Other Words in 2023 - December 27, 2023
12/27/2023
Duration:00:07:25