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Words & Their Stories 2008

Hang: Don't Get Excited, Just Hang Loose (2008-12-28)
Proverbs: Famous Sayings About Love, War and Other Issues (2008-12-21)
Hobson's Choice: When There Is Really No Choice at All (2008-12-14)
Dog Talk: Every Dog Has His Day (2008-12-7)
Mouth Expressions: The Experience Left a Bad Taste in My Mouth (2008-11-23)
You Do Not Have to Be a Rocket Scientist to Understand This (2008-11-16)
Let's Do Business: I Made a Sweetheart Deal Last Month (2008-11-9)
Too Much Time Watching TV? You may be a Couch Potato (2008-11-2)
What Does the Average Joe Think? (2008-10-26)
Who Put Lipstick on That Pig? (2008-10-19)
American Election Expressions (2008-10-13)
Let's Get Down to Brass Tacks (2008-9-21)
Fall Guy: He Took the Blame for Someone Else (2008-8-25)
Doughboy: Military Expressions (2008-8-18)
Eureka: The Word Just Burst Out (2008-8-11)
Green: More Than Just a Color (2008-8-4)
Pan: The Critic Panned My Work (2008-7-28)
Ace in the Hole: Put on Your Poker Face (2008-7-21)
It Will Not Wash: Does It Work, or Not? (2008-7-13)
Bigwig: Such an Important Person (2008-7-7)

Fish Expressions: This All Sounds Very Fishy (2008-6-30)
Bird Words: Someone Who Eats Like a Bird Eats Very Little (2008-6-23)
Farm: It's Not Worth a Hill of Beans (2008-6-16)
More Numbers: Two Heads Are Better Than One (2008-6-9)
Numbers: I, for One, Use These Expressions Often (2008-6-2)
Back, Shoulders and Chest: A Pat on the Back for a Job Well Done (2008-5-26)
Medical Terms: A Clean Bill of Health From the Doctor Everyday expressions we use to describe someone's health. Transcript of radio broadcast: (2008-5-18)
Insect Expressions: I Don't Mean to Bug You (2008-5-11)
A Chip on Your Shoulder: What Are You Going to Do About it? (2008-5-4)
To Touch All Bases: Baseball Rules (2008-4-27)
Stock Market: The Business of Investing (2008-4-20)
Colors: I'm Feeling Very Blue Today (2008-4-6)
Hands: She is Making Money Hand-Over-Fist (2008-3-30)
Chickenfeed: It Doesn't Add Up to Much (2008-3-23)
Cold: She Felt the Cold Hard Reality of Life (2008-3-16)
Nuts and Bolts: The Mechanics of Any Organization (2008-3-9)
Hot: He Was a Hotheaded Hot Shot (2008-3-2)
Blizzard: Don't Let This Expression Snow You (2008-2-24)
Chickenfeed: It Doesn't Add Up to Much (2008-2-17)
Money Talks: Everything Else Walks (2008-2-10)

Hit: If a Student's Grades Hit Botton, It Is Time to Hit the Books (2008-2-3)
Nicknames: Americas 50 States (Fourth of Four Parts) (2008-1-27)
Nicknames: Americas 50 States (Third of Four Parts) (2008-1-20)
Nicknames: Americas 50 States (Second of Four Parts) (2008-1-13)