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Words and Their Stories programs explain idioms and expressions that many learners of American English find difficult to understand.
Words and Their Stories programs explain idioms and expressions that many learners of American English find difficult to understand.
What Does It Mean 'To Mushroom'? - March 13, 2025
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What Does It Mean 'To Mushroom'? - March 13, 2025
13 Mar 2025
'Watching the Grass Grow' Is Not Fun - March 11, 2025
11 Mar 2025
Green Means Spring and Other Things - March 07, 2025
07 Mar 2025
How to 'Dish Up' Something Good - February 27, 2025
27 Feb 2025
The Importance of Being ‘Dialed In’ - February 20, 2025
20 Feb 2025
Don't Miss a Thing With 'Eagle Eyes' - February 13, 2025
13 Feb 2025
What Does It Take to Be a 'Power Couple'? - February 05, 2025
05 Feb 2025
Protecting Apple Trees from Climate Change - January 31, 2025
31 Jan 2025
‘Kitchen-Table’ Is a Type of Politics - January 30, 2025
30 Jan 2025
Sometimes We 'Spread Ourself Too Thin' - January 20, 2025
20 Jan 2025
Knee Jerk and Gut Reactions: When We Are Not in Control - January 16, 2025
16 Jan 2025
The Story of Jack Frost - January 10, 2025
10 Jan 2025
'Kicking Off' a New Year - January 02, 2025
02 Jan 2025
Expressions for New Year's Resolution - December 23, 2024
23 Dec 2024
Expressions That ‘Stop You Cold’ - December 11, 2024
11 Dec 2024
For Words of the Year: Brat, Brain Rot, Polarization - December 10, 2024
10 Dec 2024
'Show Your Hand', other Card Idioms - December 05, 2024
05 Dec 2024
What Does ‘Like Gangbusters’ Mean? - November 27, 2024
27 Nov 2024
Learn 'Rub Elbows,' Other 'Rub' Expressions - November 20, 2024
20 Nov 2024
What Does It Mean to 'Hit Pay Dirt' - November 14, 2024
14 Nov 2024
Have You Ever Felt the ‘Long Arm of the Law?’ - November 07, 2024
07 Nov 2024
For When You Do Something Wrong: Mea Culpa - October 31, 2024
31 Oct 2024
Exploring the 'Butterfly Effect' - October 24, 2024
24 Oct 2024
Expressions Using Our Head and Shoulders - October 17, 2024
17 Oct 2024
When in Rome … - October 10, 2024
10 Oct 2024
Is ‘Pie in the Sky’ Just a Dream? - October 03, 2024
03 Oct 2024
Keep Your Nose to the Grindstone - September 26, 2024
26 Sep 2024
How to Use "Swimming" to Deal with Life's Situations - September 19, 2024
19 Sep 2024
What Is Your 'North Star'? - September 13, 2024
13 Sep 2024
‘Dead Giveaway’ Is Not as Dark as It Sounds - September 05, 2024
05 Sep 2024
An Eye for an Eye - August 29, 2024
29 Aug 2024
Reaching the 'Tipping Point' - August 22, 2024
22 Aug 2024
Sometimes Help Is Just 'A Phone Call Away' - August 16, 2024
16 Aug 2024
One Person's Trash Is Another Person's Treasure - August 08, 2024
08 Aug 2024
When Is Two Too Many? When It's a 'Double Whammy'! - August 01, 2024
01 Aug 2024
Let's Talk about 'Going South' - July 25, 2024
25 Jul 2024
Be Careful What You 'Bank On' - July 18, 2024
18 Jul 2024
What Gives You 'Food for Thought'? - July 11, 2024
11 Jul 2024
Partners in Crime - July 05, 2024
05 Jul 2024
Learn Some 'Wave' Expressions - June 27, 2024
27 Jun 2024
It’s Showtime! - June 20, 2024
20 Jun 2024
Being 'Put Through the Wringer' Is Not Fun - June 13, 2024
13 Jun 2024
Are You Strong 'Out of the Gate'? - June 07, 2024
07 Jun 2024
Be Bold. 'Break the Mold'! - May 31, 2024
31 May 2024
Many Handy 'Hand' Expressions - May 22, 2024
22 May 2024
Ways to 'Divide and Conquer' - May 17, 2024
17 May 2024
It's Time to 'Separate the Wheat from the Chaff' - May 10, 2024
10 May 2024
What Good Comes from 'Casting a Wide Net'? - May 03, 2024
03 May 2024
To Pull or Not to Pull Punches - April 25, 2024
25 Apr 2024
Are You the Windshield or the Bug? - April 19, 2024
19 Apr 2024