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Bird Words: Someone Who Eats Like a Bird Eats Very Little
On WORDS AND THEIR STORIES: Most of the people I work with are early birds.
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Fish Expressions: This All Sounds Very Fishy
On WORDS AND THEIR STORIES: English expressions that may sound fishy, but don't smell fishy.
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Farm: It's Not Worth a Hill of Beans
On WORDS AND THEIR STORIES: English expressions related to agriculture.
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More Numbers: Two Heads Are Better Than One
On WORDS AND THEIR STORIES: A number of English expressions using numbers.
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Numbers: I, for One, Use These Expressions Often
On WORDS AND THEIR STORIES: A number of terms based on the number one.
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Back, Shoulders and Chest: A Pat on the Back for a Job Well Done
On WORDS AND THEIR STORIES: English idioms that are head and shoulders above the rest.
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Medical Terms: A Clean Bill of Health From the Doctor
On WORDS AND THEIR STORIES: Everyday expressions we use to describe someone's health.
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Insect Expressions: I Don't Mean to Bug You
On WORDS AND THEIR STORIES: Putting a bug in your ear about English expressions.
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A Chip on Your Shoulder: What Are You Going to Do About it?
On WORDS AND THEIR STORIES: What it means when people are said to have a chip on their shoulder.
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Touching All Bases: Baseball Rules!
On WORDS AND THEIR STORIES: Some terms that come from the sport.
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Stock Market: The Business of Investing
On WORDS AND THEIR STORIES: Finance-related terms like bull market, bear market, belly up and windfall.
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Colors: I'm Feeling Very Blue Today
On WORDS AND THEIR STORIES: Many American expressions are based on colors.
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Hands: She is Making Money Hand-Over-Fist
On WORDS AND THEIR STORIES: English expressions that come from the hands.
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Chickenfeed: It Doesn't Add Up to Much
On WORDS AND THEIR STORIES: Working for very little money...it's chickenfeed.
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Cold: She Felt the Cold Hard Reality of Life
On WORDS AND THEIR STORIES: English expressions that will leave you out in the cold.
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Nuts and Bolts: The Mechanics of Any Organization
On WORDS AND THEIR STORIES: Mechanical English with a tight fit.
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Hot: He Was a Hotheaded Hot Shot!
On WORDS AND THEIR STORIES: A hot line to heated English expressions.
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Blizzard: Don't Let This Expression Snow You
On WORDS AND THEIR STORIES: A violent and heavy blizzard is not the only thing that can snow you under.
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Chickenfeed: It Doesn't Add Up to Much
On WORDS AND THEIR STORIES: Working for very little money....it's chickenfeed
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Money Talks: Everything Else Walks
On WORDS AND THEIR STORIES: Some business terms that will cost you.
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