But there is an expression to get cold feet that has nothing to do with cold or your feet.

VOA: special.2009.12.13

"I don't care," he said. "I am the only person who can tell you if your wine man has cheated you.

VOA: special.2009.02.07

Your friend "has her heart in the right place" if she says she is sorry, and shows great concern for how you feel.

VOA: special.2010.07.18

You might say that the woman next door has a green thumb if her garden continues to grow long after your plants have died.

VOA: special.2010.05.23

If your friend cannot stop talking about something because she thinks it is important, you might say she has a bee in her bonnet.

VOA: special.2009.06.28

In the song "Bust Your Windows" she sings about a lover who has treated her badly.

VOA: special.2009.01.02

The park has about eighty overlooks where you can pull your car off the road and enjoy a view of nature in all its autumn beauty.

VOA: special.2009.09.21

Since then Dave Brubeck has had many different quartets His best known jazz works include "In Your Own Sweet Way," "The Duke" and "Blue Rondo a La Turk."

VOA: special.2009.11.30

Your appearance has changed since the last time we met."

VOA: special.2011.01.29

If your disposal of the money in question has been sensible, wise, or unselfish, it is in our power to give you bonds to the value of fifty thousand dollars.

VOA: special.2011.08.13

For example, you want to buy a new car, because the old one has some problems But your wife throws cold water on the idea, because a computer costs too much.

VOA: special.2009.05.10

He has also been told to prevent your escape.

VOA: special.2010.07.17

"Coming in this season, shooting has been really cool, but kind of feels like your senior year, where you're really appreciative."

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

He has a message for visitors. "We are going to make your stay a memorable one.

VOA: standard.2010.03.26