The words hot potato,for example, give you no idea at all to the meaning of the expression,hot potato.

VOA: special.2009.12.06

The expression "fireworks" gets its meaning from the fireworks that people shoot into the sky when they are celebrating a great event.

VOA: special.2009.07.05

A listener from Venezuela sent us a question about the meaning of the expression mayday.

VOA: special.2010.04.18

A political expression with a similar meaning is the last hurrah.

VOA: special.2010.04.11