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579 - What Does It Mean 'To Mushroom'? - March 13, 2025

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

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579 - What Does It Mean 'To Mushroom'? - March 13, 2025

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Fri, 07 Mar 2025
576 - How to 'Dish Up' Something Good - February 27, 2025

Thu, 27 Feb 2025
575 - The Importance of Being ‘Dialed In’ - February 20, 2025

Thu, 20 Feb 2025
574 - Don't Miss a Thing With 'Eagle Eyes' - February 13, 2025

Thu, 13 Feb 2025
573 - What Does It Take to Be a 'Power Couple'? - February 05, 2025

Wed, 05 Feb 2025
572 - Protecting Apple Trees from Climate Change - January 31, 2025

Fri, 31 Jan 2025
571 - ‘Kitchen-Table’ Is a Type of Politics - January 30, 2025

Thu, 30 Jan 2025
570 - Sometimes We 'Spread Ourself Too Thin' - January 20, 2025

Mon, 20 Jan 2025
569 - Knee Jerk and Gut Reactions: When We Are Not in Control - January 16, 2025

Thu, 16 Jan 2025
568 - The Story of Jack Frost - January 10, 2025

Fri, 10 Jan 2025
567 - 'Kicking Off' a New Year - January 02, 2025

Thu, 02 Jan 2025
566 - Expressions for New Year's Resolution - December 23, 2024

Mon, 23 Dec 2024
565 - Expressions That ‘Stop You Cold’ - December 11, 2024

Wed, 11 Dec 2024
564 - For Words of the Year: Brat, Brain Rot, Polarization - December 10, 2024

Tue, 10 Dec 2024
563 - 'Show Your Hand', other Card Idioms - December 05, 2024

Thu, 05 Dec 2024
562 - What Does ‘Like Gangbusters’ Mean? - November 27, 2024

Wed, 27 Nov 2024
561 - Learn 'Rub Elbows,' Other 'Rub' Expressions - November 20, 2024

Wed, 20 Nov 2024
560 - What Does It Mean to 'Hit Pay Dirt' - November 14, 2024

Thu, 14 Nov 2024
559 - Have You Ever Felt the ‘Long Arm of the Law?’ - November 07, 2024

Thu, 07 Nov 2024
558 - For When You Do Something Wrong: Mea Culpa - October 31, 2024

Thu, 31 Oct 2024
557 - Exploring the 'Butterfly Effect' - October 24, 2024

Thu, 24 Oct 2024
556 - Expressions Using Our Head and Shoulders - October 17, 2024

Thu, 17 Oct 2024
555 - When in Rome … - October 10, 2024

Thu, 10 Oct 2024
554 - Is ‘Pie in the Sky’ Just a Dream? - October 03, 2024

Thu, 03 Oct 2024
553 - Keep Your Nose to the Grindstone - September 26, 2024

Thu, 26 Sep 2024
552 - How to Use "Swimming" to Deal with Life's Situations - September 19, 2024

Thu, 19 Sep 2024
551 - What Is Your 'North Star'? - September 13, 2024

Fri, 13 Sep 2024
550 - ‘Dead Giveaway’ Is Not as Dark as It Sounds - September 05, 2024

Thu, 05 Sep 2024
549 - An Eye for an Eye - August 29, 2024

Thu, 29 Aug 2024
548 - Reaching the 'Tipping Point' - August 22, 2024

Thu, 22 Aug 2024
547 - Sometimes Help Is Just 'A Phone Call Away' - August 16, 2024

Fri, 16 Aug 2024
546 - One Person's Trash Is Another Person's Treasure - August 08, 2024

Thu, 08 Aug 2024
545 - When Is Two Too Many? When It's a 'Double Whammy'! - August 01, 2024

Thu, 01 Aug 2024
544 - Let's Talk about 'Going South' - July 25, 2024

Thu, 25 Jul 2024
543 - Be Careful What You 'Bank On' - July 18, 2024

Thu, 18 Jul 2024
542 - What Gives You 'Food for Thought'? - July 11, 2024

Thu, 11 Jul 2024
541 - Partners in Crime - July 05, 2024

Fri, 05 Jul 2024
540 - Learn Some 'Wave' Expressions - June 27, 2024

Thu, 27 Jun 2024
539 - It’s Showtime! - June 20, 2024

Thu, 20 Jun 2024
538 - Being 'Put Through the Wringer' Is Not Fun - June 13, 2024

Thu, 13 Jun 2024
537 - Are You Strong 'Out of the Gate'? - June 07, 2024

Fri, 07 Jun 2024
536 - Be Bold. 'Break the Mold'! - May 31, 2024

Fri, 31 May 2024
535 - Many Handy 'Hand' Expressions - May 22, 2024

Wed, 22 May 2024
534 - Ways to 'Divide and Conquer' - May 17, 2024

Fri, 17 May 2024
533 - It's Time to 'Separate the Wheat from the Chaff' - May 10, 2024

Fri, 10 May 2024
532 - What Good Comes from 'Casting a Wide Net'? - May 03, 2024

Fri, 03 May 2024
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Thu, 25 Apr 2024
530 - Are You the Windshield or the Bug? - April 19, 2024

Fri, 19 Apr 2024

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