If someone looks very proud or satisfied with himself, we say he looks like the cat that ate the canary.

VOA: special.2009.09.27

This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life,like food.

VOA: special.2010.06.20

Some festivals, like the one in Adelaide,Australia, are very large and have been going on for many years.

VOA: special.2009.08.05

Armstrong began to describe what he saw: "The surface appears to be very, very fine grain,like a powder.

VOA: special.2009.07.15

At first it might seem very unusual to see a natural form like a hill inside a museum.

VOA: special.2009.05.06

Like many women in the area, Ku Shu-Lan was very skillful at the art of paper cutting.

VOA: special.2010.04.14

Or the person might have had a very frightening experience, like being chased by an angry dog.

VOA: special.2010.06.20

She has said that writing the songs on "Bare Bones" was a very new experience, almost like making her first album over again.

VOA: special.2009.07.10

"You want to go to high school?" SON: "Well,I'd like to,very much, if you think I could."

VOA: special.2009.05.04

Some people who like to eat very hot chili peppers say that they can help you breathe better if you have a cold.

VOA: special.2009.04.21

But he says in fact, sharks are very shy creatures that do not like to attack humans.

VOA: special.2009.04.03

"For large animals like beef, a very large fraction of the nitrogen that enters the cow's mouth is excreted out the back end."

VOA: special.2011.04.05

This is a single fracture that is very small, like the width of a hair.

VOA: special.2009.02.04

Most agree it is ancient. Some experts say an instrument very much like a guitar was played in Egypt more than one thousand years ago.

VOA: special.2010.05.12