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Words & Their Stories

Where 'Quarantine' Comes From (2020/4/5)
We Can Thank Cows for ‘Vaccine’ (2020/3/29)
'When the Cat's Away, the Mice Will Play!' (2020/3/22)
'An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure' (2020/3/15)
'Beware the Ides of March' (2020/3/8)
If You Are Feeling Blue, Are You Calm, Strong, or Sad? (2020/3/1)

Why Is 2020 Called a Leap Year? (2020/2/23)
Wearing Clothes Made From Goat Hair, and Other Ways to Show You Are Sorry (2020/2/16)
Single on Valentine's Day? Lucky (2020/2/9)
'Stir-Crazy' Is Not a Way of Cooking (2020/2/2)
Quit or Join the 'Rat Race'? (2020/1/26)
What Is Pettifogging? (2020/1/23)
Is It Good to Be an 'Eager Beaver?' (2020/1/19)
The Tortoise and the Hare (2020/1/12)
What Do You Bring to a ‘BYOB’ Party? (2020/1/5)
What Does 'Auld Lang Syne' Mean? (2019/12/29)
Don't 'Bite Off More Than You Can Chew' (2019/12/22)
You Look Like the 'Cat That Ate the Canary' (2019/12/15)
‘It Will Not Wash’ Has Nothing to Do With Cleaning (2019/12/8)
A Dime a Dozen (2019/12/1)

Take a Moment to 'Count Your Blessings' (2019/11/24)
'Spoon-feeding' Not Just for Babies (2019/11/17)
'Same Old Song and Dance' Is Not Fun (2019/11/10)
Read Someone Like a Book or Write a Book on Something (2019/11/3)
I Have a 'Bone to Pick With You' (2019/10/27)
Autumn Years and Other Phases of Life (2019/10/20)
Don't Count Your Chickens Before They Hatch (2019/10/13)
Loose Lips Sink Ships (2019/10/6)
'Explosive' People Are Dangerous (2019/9/29)
Do You Believe in ‘Clairvoyance?' (2019/9/22)
'Rocking the Boat' Upsets Everything (2019/9/15)
'Apple-Polishers' Often Become the 'Teacher's Pet' (2019/9/8)
Don't Find Yourself 'In Hot Water' (2019/8/25)
Get Ready for 'A Slap in the Face' (2019/8/18)
Don't Get 'Caught With Your Hand in the Cookie Jar' (2019/8/11)
Life Lessons from a Duck (2019/8/4)
'A Fly on the Wall' Hears Everything (2019/7/28)
What Happens with 'Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen'? (2019/7/21)
'Butterfly Effect' and Chain Reactions (2019/7/14)
'A Short Leash' Not Just for Dogs (2019/7/7)

How Can You Be 'Beside Yourself?' (2019/6/30)
Sorry to ‘Rain on Your Parade’ (2019/6/23)
Soap's Connection to 'Soap Opera' (2019/6/9)
I 'Get a Kick' Out of You (2019/6/2)
Are You Stuck 'Between a Rock and a Hard Place?' (2019/5/26)
In Life (as in an Omelet) You Need to 'Break Some Eggs' (2019/5/19)
Field of Dreams (2019/5/12)
Who Wants Some Candy? (2019/5/5)
'Knock on Wood' for Good Luck (2019/4/28)
America: A Nation of Redaction (2019/4/21)
What Is Your 'Bread and Butter'? (2019/4/14)
Famous Proverbs from a Famous Man (2019/4/7)
'Dad Jokes,' 'JOMO' Among Dictionary.com’s New Words for 2019 (2019/4/6)
Riding Shotgun: Not As Dangerous As It Sounds (2019/3/10)
Don't Believe Those 'Crocodile Tears' (2019/3/3)
What Is a 'Feather in Your Cap?' (2019/2/24)
Learn Why 'The Proof Is in the Pudding' (2019/2/17)
'Love Hurts', Other Love Expressions (2019/2/10)
Guinea Pigs: Useful in Research, Conversation (2019/2/3)
'Don't Cry Over Spilt Milk' (2019/1/27)

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