And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. December is a special month when many people celebrate holidays around the world. There is the Winter Solstice celebration called Dongzhi in China and Toji in Japan. Jewish people celebrate...
Inside Baseball, Other 'Inside' Expressions And now Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Today we go out to the ballpark ... the baseball park! We talk about an expression from the sport of baseball but now means so much more. Inside b...
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore words and expressions in the English language. We give examples and notes on usage. Some things in life change easily and often. They are fluid. They change and...
Having Skin in the Game Is Not as Painful as It Sounds And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On this program we explore words and expressions in the English language. We give examples and notes on usage. Today we talk about the...
What Is Your Word of the Year? And now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. English language dictionary publishers traditionally announce their words of the year as the year is coming to a close. Sometimes, they choose words based on h...
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore words and expressions in the English language. We give examples and notes on usage. Today we talk about a word connected to Thanksgiving. One of the traditional...
Have You Felt the 'Walls Are Closing in on You'? And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore words and expressions in the English language. We give you examples and notes on usage. Today we go inside a bui...
Scrabble is a popular word game in which players put letters of the alphabet together to form words. It helps when a player remembers unusual words to use in the game. This month, the game is about to get more interesting with 500 new words and varia...
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Today we talk about an expression, or idiom, involving an animal a monkey to be exact. Monkeys are intelligent animals, and they often do funny things. So, the English language has some mon...
How Dirty Is 'Greasing Someone's Palm'? And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On this program we explore words and expressions in the English language. We give examples and notes on usage. Today we talk about something that sou...
Have Your Cake and Eat It Too And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore words and expressions in the English language. We give examples, notes on usage, and sometimes we use them in short stories. Today...
'Bury Your Head in the Sand' to Avoid Difficulty Hello! And welcome to Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English! On this program we dive into words and expressions in the English language. We go beneath the surface of an expression and expl...
What Is the 'Straw That Broke the Camel's Back'? And now Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. In life, things can get tough. Sometimes, it is good not to let things bother us. Letting things roll off our backs is a good life skill. When...
What Does It Mean 'To Push Someone's Buttons'? And now Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. The world is filled with buttons! Some buttons we press -- such as the ones needed to operate a vehicle or machinery. Some buttons fasten our c...
'All Over the Map' Can Be Good and Bad And now Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. The world is filled with many interesting places. A map helps us find them. Any place you need to find -- a street address, business, famous landmark o...
