Word of the Day

By Lingo Phoenix

Learn to use the words you already know in new ways to sound more like a native speaker of English.... more

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The podcast currently has 364 episodes available.

Word of the Day episodes:

January 02, 2024What gives?
You've been acting weird all week. What gives?

OK, what gives, Sarah? You've been in a bad mood all day.

Not even thirty minutes after leaving the shower, my head starts itching. What gives?

Hey, what gives? My computer just shut off on its own!
Music: Four Cluster by Blue Dot Sessions
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January 01, 2024Lisa strung me along for months.
She's been promising to pay back the money for six months, but I think she's just stringing me along.

He strung her along for years, saying he'd marry her and divorce his wife.

The student succeeded in stringing even his teachers along with his tales of family hardships.
Music: Timid Luxor by Blue Dot Sessions
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3min
December 31, 2023Flat beer
Your beer looks a little bit flat.

If you don't put the top back on that bottle of beer, it will go flat.

That champagne must have gone flat by now.

The soda was warm and had gone flat.

Music: Matamoscas by Blue Dot Sessions
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3min
December 31, 2023A bad case of baby fever
This time last year I had baby fever so bad, it was ridiculous.

A year after we married, I got a bad case of baby fever.

Baby fever is strongest in women at younger ages, and decreases as they age. For men, however, likelihood of baby fever increases with age.

Music: Zulia Conspiracy by Blue Dot Sessions
Nine Count by Blue Dot Sessions
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December 28, 2023Why don't you pop in?
I just popped in to say hello.

Maybe we'll pop in after the movie.

Why don’t you pop in and see us this afternoon?

He popped in for two minutes.

Music: Borough by Blue Dot Sessions
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2min
December 27, 2023Stick up for what you believe.
Stick up for your little sister, OK? That's your job.

She taught her children to stick up for themselves at school.

Stick up for what you believe.

Thank you for sticking up for me back there. It just felt like everyone was against me.

Music: Valantis by Blue Dot Sessions
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December 26, 2023It's her loss.
If she doesn't want to come to the party, it's her loss.

Well, if he doesn’t want to come, it’s his loss.

If they don't find me interesting that's their loss.

Your loss.

Music: Quindi by Blue Dot Sessions
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2min
December 25, 2023Vibing out to music.
When I’m depressed, I put on my fancy headphones and vibe out to my favorite songs.

I usually vibe out to some music on the way to work.

This morning, I saw a video of a guy drinking cranberry juice and just kind of vibing out to a Fleetwood Mac song.

Music: Spinning Meter by Blue Dot Sessions
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3min
December 24, 2023I'm going to drop yoga.
Many students dropped the class.

I’m going to drop yoga.

I dropped German (= stopped studying it) when I was 14.

Music: Orejitas by Blue Dot Sessions
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3min
December 23, 2023I don't like fibbing, but . . .
He fibbed about the price of the new suit.

I don't like fibbing, but I didn't want to hurt his feelings by saying his gift was awful.

Most of us have fibbed once or twice about being proficient in Excel or PowerPoint to get a job.

I have to admit I told a fib when I said I enjoyed the movie.
Music: Noe Noe by Blue Dot Sessions
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FAQs about Word of the Day:

How many episodes does Word of the Day have?

The podcast currently has 364 episodes available.