Words and Their Stories - VOA Learning English

VOA

Words and Their Stories programs explain idioms and expressions that many learners of American English find difficult to understand.

Lessons

What 'Strikes a Chord' with You? - July 13, 2021

Summer Fun with Family Expressions - July 20, 2021

Start Off on the Right Foot - July 31, 2021

Expressions for Getting Things Done - August 05, 2021

What Does It Mean To Be 'On the Nose?' - August 11, 2021

Don't Sweat It and Other Sweaty Expressions - August 19, 2021

‘Heyday’ Is The Best of Times - August 26, 2021

Bed Expressions - September 01, 2021

'That Train Has Left the Station!' (or ... It's too late.) - September 09, 2021

Time Wasters: Lollygag and Dillydally - September 16, 2021

Monkeys Cause the Best Kind of Trouble - September 23, 2021

The 'Burn Everything' Policy - September 29, 2021

A Leopard Doesn't Change Its Spots - October 05, 2021

Have Your ‘Chickens Come Home to Roost?' - October 14, 2021

It's Nothing but Trouble to 'Let The Genie out of the Bottle' - October 21, 2021

Eek! Ghosts in our Expressions! - October 28, 2021

455 New Words Added to Dictionary - November 02, 2021

Let's Talk About Our Shadow - November 12, 2021

Dots and Spots - November 18, 2021

It's Okay to 'Take a Page From Someone Else's Book' - November 22, 2021