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Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.
Most people enjoy working for several reasons. Their job might be fun, or they like their employer and the other people at work. Most people I know, however, work for the money. I do not know anyone who is loaded, or extremely rich. Most of my friends work to earn enough money to live. They have to make ends meet. They have to earn enough money to pay for the things they need. Some even live from hand to mouth. They only have enough money for the most important things.
They struggle to earn enough money to bring home the bacon. It can be difficult to earn enough money for a family to survive. Sometimes, poor people even get caught short. They do not have enough money to pay for what they need.
Or they have to spend or lay out more money than they want for something. When this happens, poor people have to tighten their belts and live on less money than usual. I hate when I have to live on less money. It takes me longer to get back on my feet, or return to good financial health.
However, other people are on the gravy train. They get paid more money than their job is worth. These people make a bundle. They really rake in the cash. In fact, they make so much money that they can live high off the hog. They own the best of everything and live in great ease. Sometimes they pay an arm and a leg for something.
Because money is no object to wealthy people, they will pay high prices for whatever they want. Sometimes, they even pay through the nose. They pay too much for things.
I am not rich. I did not make a killing in the stock market when my stocks increased in value. Yet, I am not poor either. When I go out with friends, I do not want to shell out or pay a lot of money. Often, my friends and I will chip in or pay jointly for a fun night out. When we go to restaurants the meal is Dutch treat. Each person pays his or her own share.
Once, the owner of a restaurant gave us a dinner on the house. We did not have to pay for our meals. However, I admit that we had to grease someone’s palm. We had to pay money to the employee who led us to our table. The money was for a special request. Yes, it was a buy off. The employee put us at the top of the list for a table instead of making us wait like everyone else. We had a great time that night and the meal did not set me back at all. I did not have to pay anything.
Because of that experience, I will always remember that nice things still happen in a world that is driven by money. But, that is just my two cents worth. It is just my opinion.
WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, in VOA Special English, was written by Jill Moss. I’m Faith Lapidus.
Expressions with the Word "Easy" as easy as falling off a log, a piece of cake, as easy as shooting fish in a barrel, easy come, easy go, Easy Street, go easy on a person, an easy touch, a soft touch, take it easy
Animals
"Bird" Expressions for the birds, eats like a bird, a birds-eye-view, birds and the bees, birds of a feather flock together
"Cat" Expressions looks like the cat that ate the canary, play cat and mouse with someone, that looks like something the cat dragged in, the cat's meow and the cat's pajamas.
"Dog" Expressions lead a dog's life, live in a dog-eat-dog world, work like a dog, dog-tired, sick as a dog, every dog has its day, you can never teach an old dog new tricks, meaner than a junkyard dog, his bark is worse than his bite, he is in the doghouse, let sleeping dogs lie, the dog days of summer, rain cats and dogs
"Fish" Expressions a fish out of water, fishing for a compliment, going on a fishing expedition, a red herring, holy mackerel, like shooting fish in a barrel, green around the gills, packed in like sardines, a cold fish, drinks like a fish, This is a fine kettle of fish, a big fish in a small pond, there are plenty of other fish in the sea
"Horse" Expressions get off her high horse, hold your horses, stop horsing around, a one-horse town, wild horses could not drag me away, straight from the horse's mouth, you can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink, beat a dead horse, dark-horse candidate, do not change horses in midstream
"Insect" Expressions as busy as a bee, a beehive of activity, made a beeline, the bee's knees, a bee in her bonnet, that is none of your beeswax, the birds and the bees, as mad as a hornet, stir up a hornet's nest, have butterflies in your stomach, have ants in your pants, stop bugging me, put a bug in your ear, snug as a bug in a rug, sleep tight -- don't let the bed bugs bite
"Monkey" Expressions monkeyshines, monkey around, monkey business, more fun than a barrel of monkeys, monkey suits
"Pig" and "Hog" Expressions "You can put lipstick on a pig, but it is still a pig." / "A hog in a silk waistcoat is still a hog." / "You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear." / in a pig's eye, casting pearls before swine, piggy bank, high on the hog, hog-wild, "Do not hog the couch.", road hog, earmarks, a lot of pork in a budget proposal, bring home the bacon, catching a greased pig
"Wildcat" Expressions as fast as a wildcat, putting a tiger in your tank, wildcat congressmen, a wildcat bill, a wildcat bank note, wildcat banks, wildcat oil wells, wildcat strike, wildcat strikers
Body & Health
Expressions with the Word "Eyes" catch his eye, he sets eyes on her, make eyes at him, give him the eye, get hit between the eyes, stars in her eyes, the apple of her eye, "I only have eyes for you.", his eyes might be bigger than his stomach, his eyes might pop out, don't believe your own eyes, all eyes, cause raised eyebrows, see eye to eye, an eye for an eye, pull the wool over a personâ€s eyes, the evil eye, keep an eye on, have eyes in the back of his head
Expressions with the Word "Hair" not a hair was out of place, have a bad hair day, made my hair stand on end, curl your hair, a hair-raising experience, get in my hair, be ready to pull my hair out, not harm a hair on their heads, put hair on your chest, a hair's breadth, split hairs, not seen hide nor hair of him, let my hair down
Expressions with the Word "Hand" get a hand, hands down, upper hand, on the other hand, out of hand, hand it to someone, lend a hand, helping hand, bite the hand that feeds us, a free hand, hand over hand, take a hand in, hand in glove, take it in hand, throw up our hands, wash our hands
Expressions with the Word "Heart" - 1 lose your heart, won your heart, broken heart, hard-hearted, have a heart of stone, pour out your heart, have a heart, has her heart in the right place, not to wear your heart on your sleeve, my heart bleeds for you, chicken-hearted, lose heart, strong-hearted, a heart to heart talk, have a change of heart, put your heart at rest
Expressions with the Word "Heart" - 2 get to the heart of the matter, take heart, a heavy heart, break my heart, a heart to heart discussion, from the bottom of my heart, open up my heart to you, with all my heart, wears her heart on her sleeve, his heart is in the right place, kind-hearted, have a heart of gold, a change of heart, have a heart of stone, my heart might stand still or skip a beat, at heart, lose heart, My heart goes out to anyone who ..., cross my heart, had my heart set on it
Expressions with the Word "Mouth" "Do not bad mouth me." / "I really put my foot in my mouth this time." / "Do not put words in my mouth." / "You took the words right out of my mouth!" / "I had my heart in my mouth." / word of mouth, left a bad taste in my mouth, was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, live from hand to mouth, a mouthy child, stop mouthing off, have been running my mouth
Expressions with the Words "Nose" and "Ears" lead other people by the nose, be hard-nosed, pay through the nose, keep their nose out of other peopleâ€s business, nose around, be nosey, keeps his nose to the grindstone, keeps his nose clean, that is no skin off my nose, cuts off his nose to spite his face, look down one's nose at someone, turn up one's nose at something, have one's nose in the air, thumb their nose at their teacher, be right under your nose, be all ears, put a bug in your ear, keep your ear to the ground, lend an ear, play it by ear
Expressions That Use (Other) Body Parts on my back, get off my back, turn my back on her, behind my back, stab in the back, pat on the back, I will scratch your back if you will scratch mine., straight from the shoulder, on her shoulders, rub shoulders, cold shoulder, at the top of my lungs, off my chest, save my breath
Health Expressions under the weather, splitting headache, running a fever, blacked out, out cold, bring me around, take a turn for the worse, be at deathâ€s door, come down with a cold, physical, check-ups, the flu, over the worst, go under the knife, just what the doctor ordered, on the mend, back on my feet, clean bill of health, feel on top of the world, look like the picture of health
Colors
Color Expressions red hot, in the pink, blues music, look very green, green with envy, greenbacks, black day, blacklisted, a brown out
Green Expressions green, a greenhorn, have a green thumb, the Green Revolution, green-eyed monster, suffer from the green-eyed monster, a green light
Jobs, Occupations, Work
Expressions That Come From Farming farm, hedge, hedging, hedging his bet, make hay while the sun shines, not worth a hill of beans, altogether not worth a bean
Military Expressions doughboy, GI, GI Joe, We GIâ€d the place, a grunt, leatherneck
Special Terms in the World of Business sweetheart deal, a blue chip company, bankerâ€s hours, cut corners, cold call, hard sell, at a loss, cut backs, broke even, (break even), gain ground, sell like hotcakes, in the black, in the red, a big gun, take it public, strike while the iron is hot, a ball park estimate, bean-counter, crunch the numbers, in black and white, get a break, got a bang for the buck
Stock Market Expressions stock exchange, Big Board, New York Stock Exchange, bull market, bear market, windfall
Expressions Using the Number One on the one hand, I for one, number one, looking out for number one, taking care of number one, the one and only, pull a fast one, one in a million, one of the boys, one of those days, a quick one, one or two, one too many, one for the road, one by one, at one with himself, at one time, rolled up into one, one of these days, for one thing, one of those things, the one that got away, one good turn deserves another, number would have been up, back to square one
Expressions Using Numbers Other Than One put two and two together, two heads are better than one, there are no two ways about it, be of two minds, in two shakes of a lambâ€s tail, kill two birds with one stone, two wrongs donâ€t make a right, twoâ€s company, threeâ€s a crowd, the three Râ€s, give three cheers, at sixes and sevens, six of one, half a dozen the other, be in seventh heaven, be on cloud nine, nine times out of ten, nine-to-five, dress to the nines, a hundred to one shot, a million to one, catch forty winks, at the eleventh hour, her lucky number came up
People
Some People's Names Have Special Meanings in American Expressions a cup of Joe, an average Joe, did not know Jack, John Q. Public, Jeez Louise, for Peteâ€s sake, be a doubting Thomas, Joe Blow, a plain Jane, No way, Jose, did not know either of these two people from Adam, a Jack of all trades, Uncle Sam, sign his John Hancock, Johnny One Note
Expressions with the Word "Dutch" A Dutch agreement, Dutch courage, Dutch leave, Dutch treat, in Dutch, Pennsylvania Dutch, talk to someone like a Dutch uncle
Proverbs
Proverbs 1 "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise." / "A penny saved is a penny earned." / "All is fair in love and war." / "Absence makes the heart grow fonder." / "Out of sight, out of mind." / "Love is blind." / "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach." / "Beauty is only skin deep." / "Actions speak louder than words." / "All good things must come to an end."
Proverbs 2 an apple a day keeps the doctor away, you are what you eat, the early bird catches the worm, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, doo not count your chickens before they are hatched, do not put all your eggs in one basket, a fool and his money are soon parted, if at first you don't succeed, try, try again, never put off until tomorrow what you can do today, haste makes waste, honesty is the best policy, there is no use crying over spilled milk, children should be seen and not heard, hard work never hurt anyone, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, people who live in glass houses should not throw stones
Proverbs 3 the apple does not fall far from the tree, good things come in small packages, all that glitters is not gold, do not judge a book by its cover, do not bite off more than you can chew, two heads are better than one, too many cooks spoil the broth, two wrongs do not make a right, every cloud has a silver lining, hope for the best and prepare for the worst, do not cross that bridge until you come to it, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar
Proverbs 4 - Some Listeners†Favorite Sayings "Where there is a will, there is a way." / "Strike while the iron is hot." / "Birds of a feather flock together." / "Blood is thicker than water."  / "Charity begins at home." / "He who would climb a ladder must begin at the bottom." / "Tell me who walks with you, and I'll tell you who you are." / "It does not matter the speed you go. The most important thing is to never stop." / Think twice, act wise." / "Practice makes perfect." / "If you want something done right, do it yourself." / "If you risk nothing, then you risk everything." / "Your defeat now is your victory in the future."
Sports, Games, Entertainment and Free Time
Expressions That Come From Baseball on the ball, threw a curve ball, steps up to the plate, pinch hitter, strikes out, goes down swinging, three strikes and you are out, hit a home run, hit it out of the park, right off the bat, batting one thousand, touch base, touched all the bases, covered my bases, way off base, out in left field, a ballpark figure, a ballpark estimate, in the ballpark, we are not in the same ballpark, that is a whole new ballgame
Expressions from the Card Game of Poker ace in the hole, stack the deck, dealing off the bottom, the cards are stacked against you, a poker face, bluffing, hold your cards close to your vest
Expressions About Clothes - Part 1 ... and Shoes off the cuff, ants in their pants, fly by the seat of their pants, be caught with one's pants down, she wears the pants in the family, burn a hole in your pocket, tighten your belt, under your belt, take one's hat off to someone, at the drop of a hat, pull money out of a hat, be too big for their boots, bet your boots, fill their shoes, be a stuffed shirt, wears his heart on his sleeve, keep his shirt on, lost his shirt, rolls up his sleeves, have a card up one's sleeve
Expressions About Clothes - Part 2 ... and Hats talk through one's hat, keep it under one's hat, old hat, a wolf in sheepâ€s clothing, dressed up, decked out, dressed to the nines, dressed to the teeth, dressed to kill, fashionable, come into fashion, birthday suit, handle them with kid gloves, fit like a glove, burst at the seams, hand-me-downs, live on a shoestring, the shoe will be on the other foot, walk in another personâ€s shoes, ride someone elseâ€s coat tails, if the shoe fits, wear it
Expressions with the Word "Water" be in hot water, be in deep water, keep your head above water, water over the dam, hold water, throw cold water
Verbs
Expressions with the Word "Hang" hang tight, hang loose, hang around, hang out, let it all hang out, hang-up, a hangover, get the hang of something
Expressions with the Word "Hit" hit the road, hit the spot, hit bottom, hit the ceiling, hit the nail on the head, hit the hay
Expressions with the Word "Kick" signs of life kicking inside her womb, kick the bucket, kick over the traces, kick back, kick around, kick a person upstairs, kick the habit
American Election Expressions swing states, battleground states, running mate, front-runner, neck and neck, the home stretch, on the campaign trail, stump speech, on the stump, grassroots campaign, rank and file, mudslinging, smear campaign, landslide victory
Down to Earth, Have a Big Head, ... down to earth, go to their heads, have a big head, have his nose in the air, have both feet on the ground, have his head in the clouds
Nicknames for New York City The Big Apple, The Capital of the World, Empire City, Gotham, The City So Nice They Named it Twice, The City That Never Sleeps.
Nicknames for Los Angeles L.A., the City of Angels, the City of Flowers and Sunshine, the Big Orange, the Entertainment Capital of the World, Tinseltown, La-La Land.
Nicknames for Chicago The Second City, the Windy City, Hog Butcher for the World, The City of the Big Shoulders or City of Broad Shoulders
Nicknames for New Orleans and Las Vegas The Big Easy, The Crescent City. The Birthplace of Jazz, Mardi Gras City, NOLA, The Gambling Capital of the World, The Entertainment Capital of the World, Sin City, Lost Wages
Nicknames for Cleveland and Detroit Forest City, The Best Location in the Nation, The Mistake on the Lake, The Rock and Roll Capital of the World, The Motor City, Motown, Hitsville USA
Nicknames for Philadelphia and Boston The City of Brotherly Love, The Quaker City, The Cradle of Liberty, The Birthplace of America, Philly, The Cradle of Modern America
golden, golden rule, golden ratio, golden mean, Golden Age, golden age, Golden Age of Radio, silence is golden, good as gold, The Golden Boy, you are golden, Gold digger, gold digger, golden oldies, The Golden Girls, golden years
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