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An Idiom a Day

187 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 20 ratings

A Weekly Dose of Idioms
Learn Something New Every Day.

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Episodes

Ep. 169 a no-no (rebroadcast)

August 09, 2018 18:31 - 3 minutes - 2.65 MB

What will you absolutely not do in front of another person?

Ep. 168 keep your head above water (rebroadcast)

August 08, 2018 16:19 - 4 minutes - 2.92 MB

Do you use coupons?

Ep. 167 live like a king (rebroadcast)

August 06, 2018 04:00 - 4 minutes - 2.88 MB

What was your upbringing: rich, middle class or poor?

Ep. 166 lord it over someone (rebroadcast)

August 03, 2018 16:58 - 4 minutes - 2.92 MB

Have you accomplished more than your family or friends?

Ep. 164 Where there's smoke, there's fire. (rebroadcast)

August 02, 2018 19:07 - 4 minutes - 3.59 MB

What one object would you grab if your house caught on fire?

Ep. 165 rise from the dead (rebroadcast)

August 02, 2018 04:00 - 3 minutes - 2.68 MB

How do you want your obituary to read?

Ep. 163 on the rebound (rebroadcast)

July 31, 2018 09:55 - 4 minutes - 3.21 MB

What is an important lesson you've learned from a breakup?

Ep. 162 go to the ends of the earth (rebroadcast)

July 30, 2018 16:00 - 4 minutes - 3.2 MB

What impossible task or job are you facing right now?

Ep.161 ride a wave

July 27, 2018 18:08 - 3 minutes - 2.51 MB

Would you go swimming at a nude beach?

Ep. 160 someone's place in the sun

July 26, 2018 18:11 - 3 minutes - 2.43 MB

How important is it to take a vacation?

Ep. 159 make a day of it

July 25, 2018 14:34 - 3 minutes - 2.43 MB

How many days per year do you take for vacation?

Ep. 158 flotsam and jetsam

July 24, 2018 08:19 - 3 minutes - 2.62 MB

What funny experience do you remember from a vacation?

Ep. 157 save your own skin

July 23, 2018 09:56 - 3 minutes - 2.52 MB

Do you like to sunbathe? Or do you stay out of the sun?

Ep. 156 to flex your muscles

July 20, 2018 20:39 - 3 minutes - 2.44 MB

What do you enjoy doing while you are on vacation?

Ep. 155 be built on sand

July 19, 2018 18:47 - 4 minutes - 2.8 MB

In your family, who is in charge of vacation planning?

Ep. 154 dig deep

July 18, 2018 18:18 - 3 minutes - 2.63 MB

What is the furthest you have traveled for vacation?

Ep. 153 swim against the tide

July 17, 2018 20:08 - 3 minutes - 2.54 MB

Would you rather swim in the ocean or in the pool?

Ep. 152 catch some rays

July 16, 2018 20:46 - 4 minutes - 2.89 MB

Where did your family go on vacation?

Ep. 151 to be as hot as all get out

July 12, 2018 08:16 - 3 minutes - 3.46 MB

Which season do you prefer summer or winter?

Ep. 150 a fever pitch

July 11, 2018 12:37 - 3 minutes - 3.47 MB

Do you believe global climate change is a serious problem?

Ep. 149 reach a boiling point

July 10, 2018 08:13 - 3 minutes - 3.25 MB

Do you think smoking should be banned from bars?

Ep. 148 too hot to handle

July 09, 2018 06:56 - 3 minutes - 3.49 MB

What is your opinion on gun control and gun licenses?

Ep. 147 keep your cool

July 08, 2018 06:04 - 3 minutes - 3.23 MB

How do you act in an emergency situation?

Ep. 146 go up in flames

July 05, 2018 07:40 - 3 minutes - 2.76 MB

What is the longest project you’ve ever worked on?

Ep, 145 in your birthday suit

July 04, 2018 08:00 - 3 minutes - 3.19 MB

Do you sleep in pajamas?

Ep. 144 sweat buckets

July 03, 2018 04:00 - 3 minutes - 3.23 MB

When was the last time you broke a sweat?

Ep, 143 blow hot and cold

July 02, 2018 08:11 - 4 minutes - 3.69 MB

Do you sit outside much in the summer or stay in the air conditioning?

Ep. 142 the dog days

July 01, 2018 08:04 - 3 minutes - 3.48 MB

How many glasses of water do you drink a day?

Ep. 141 bring someone down a peg

June 28, 2018 13:55 - 4 minutes - 3.85 MB

What was your father’s strongest characteristic?

Ep. 140 the light of someone's life

June 27, 2018 07:51 - 3 minutes - 3.24 MB

What is the happiest memory of your father?

Ep. 139 A bad workman blames his tools.

June 26, 2018 08:14 - 4 minutes - 3.74 MB

What inventions make your life easier?

Ep. 138 someone's bark is worse than their bite

June 25, 2018 07:39 - 3 minutes - 3.35 MB

What did you father often say?

Ep. 137 I'm not made of money!

June 24, 2018 07:06 - 3 minutes - 3.44 MB

Have you ever had an incident as a child or with a child in a supermarket or store?

Ep. 136 a mouth to feed

June 21, 2018 06:44 - 3 minutes - 3.49 MB

How many children do you have or would like to have?

Ep. 135 to have someone in your corner

June 20, 2018 09:26 - 4 minutes - 3.68 MB

What do you know about your father’s childhood?

Ep. 134 a man's got to do what a man's got to do

June 19, 2018 07:26 - 4 minutes - 4.16 MB

Could you kill something for food?

Ep. 133 Promises, promises.

June 17, 2018 13:19 - 3 minutes - 3.61 MB

Do you believe in the American Dream?

Ep. 132 a no-no

June 13, 2018 06:52 - 3 minutes - 3.3 MB

What will you absolutely not do in front of another person?

Ep, 131 know what's what

June 12, 2018 07:18 - 3 minutes - 3.43 MB

If you got conflicting news reports, which source would you be inclined to believe: Facebook, Twitter or television?

Ep. 130 name names

June 10, 2018 07:46 - 3 minutes - 3.4 MB

Have you ever lied for a friend?

Ep. 129 bumper to bumper

June 07, 2018 07:41 - 3 minutes - 3.25 MB

Would you rather live in Los Angeles or New York City?

Ep. 128 and that's that

June 06, 2018 07:51 - 3 minutes - 3.38 MB

Have you made any decisions that you regret?

Ep. 127 Fair's fair.

June 05, 2018 07:32 - 3 minutes - 3.62 MB

When flying do you prefer the window or aisle seat?

Ep. 126 from coast to coast

June 04, 2018 08:02 - 4 minutes - 4.06 MB

What movie would you see over and over and over again?

Ep. 125 same old same old

June 03, 2018 06:44 - 4 minutes - 3.82 MB

What do you usually wish for when you blow out the candles on your birthday cake?

Ep. 124 enough is enough

May 31, 2018 08:47 - 4 minutes - 3.99 MB

What foods do you eat that you know you should not eat?

Ep. 123 There, there.

May 30, 2018 07:42 - 4 minutes - 3.95 MB

What is your favorite comfort food when you’re upset?

Ep. 122 a knight in shining armor

May 29, 2018 08:00 - 4 minutes - 3.94 MB

Have you or your family been affected by a natural disaster?

Ep. 121 the common touch

May 28, 2018 10:31 - 4 minutes - 4.3 MB

Is anyone in your family famous?

Ep. 120 lord it over someone

May 27, 2018 08:14 - 4 minutes - 4.3 MB

Have you accomplished more than your family or friends?

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