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Words & Their Stories

It's Time to 'See the Light' (2023/12/3)
Merriam-Webster Chooses ‘Authentic’ as Word of the Year (2023/11/28)
Take a Moment to 'Count Your Blessings' (2023/11/26)
'State-of-the-Art' Is the Best of Its Time (2023/11/19)
Are You 'Sitting Pretty'? (2023/11/12)
'Straight from the Horse's Mouth' (2023/11/5)

'Birds of a Feather ...' (2023/10/29)
How Do You Define Success? (2023/10/22)
The Bad Side of Roses (2023/10/15)
How Do You Stay 'In Shape'? (2023/10/8)
'Boilerplate' Language Is All Business (2023/10/1)
No Need to 'Gild the Lily' (2023/9/24)
'Icing on the Cake' Is As Good As It Sounds (2023/9/17)
Explore from Your 'Armchair' (2023/9/3)
What Does 'On a Shoestring' Mean? (2023/8/27)
Make Your Home 'Spick-and-Span' (2023/8/20)
Learn When to Wear 'Kid Gloves' (2023/8/13)
'Run Something Up the Flagpole' to Test an Idea (2023/8/6)
'Beating a Dead Horse' Is Pointless (2023/7/30)
Seeing 'Double'? (2023/7/23)

'To Sink or Swim' Is Up to You (2023/7/16)
Differences Between Board, on Board, Aboard (2023/7/9)
American English vs. British English (2023/7/4)
'All Thumbs' (2023/7/2)
'In The Hot Seat' Is Not Where You Want to Be (2023/6/25)
Are You Prepared 'to See How the Sausage Is Made'? (2023/6/18)
Let's 'Zero In On' Number Expressions (2023/6/11)
'Clean As a Whistle' (2023/6/4)
'Watch My Dust!' (2023/5/28)
Does a Good Luck Charm 'Work Like a Charm'? (2023/5/21)
'Housekeeping' and 'Clean House' Mean More Than Cleaning (2023/5/14)
Oil and Water Do Not Mix (2023/5/7)
Why Is This Bird a 'Burden'? (2023/4/30)
Are You a 'Bull in a China Shop'? (2023/4/23)
'Light at the End of the Tunnel' (2023/4/16)
It Is Not Nice to 'Dump on' Others (2023/4/9)
Low-hanging Fruit (2023/4/2)
'Holding Down the Fort' Is a Big Job (2023/3/26)
Par for the Course (2023/3/19)
Ups and Downs, Highs and Lows (2023/3/12)

Expressions for a Full Meal (2023/3/5)
Have You 'Ruffled Any Feathers' Recently? (2023/2/26)
Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fire (2023/2/19)
Are You a Party Animal? (2023/2/12)
Footloose and Fancy-free (2023/2/5)
First Dibs (2023/1/29)
Raise a Red Flag (2023/1/22)
Things Are Serious If You 'Cross the Rubicon' (2023/1/15)
Dreamy Expressions (2023/1/8)
Expressions for New Year's Resolution (2023/1/1)
Expressions for Celebrating the Holidays (2022/12/25)
Inside Baseball, Other 'Inside' Expressions (2022/12/18)
'Set in Stone' (2022/12/11)
‘Having Skin in the Game’ Is Not as Painful as It Sounds (2022/12/4)
What Is Your Word of the Year? (2022/11/30)
Cornucopia: So Much of a Good Thing! (2022/11/27)
Have You Felt the 'Walls Are Closing in on You'? (2022/11/20)
Scrabble Dictionary Adds 500 New Words (2022/11/19)
'To Have a Monkey on Your Back' Is No Laughing Matter (2022/11/13)
How Dirty Is 'Greasing Someone's Palm'? (2022/11/6)

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