[ti:Clothing Expressions] [ar:Faith Lapidus] [al:WORDS AND THEIR STORIES] [by:www.51voa.com] [00:00.00]Now, the VOA Special English program [00:14.28]WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. [00:16.77]Have you ever considered [00:19.21]all the English expressions [00:21.35]that include words about clothes? [00:24.33]Let's see if I can name [00:26.62]a few off the cuff, [00:27.97]or without any preparation. [00:30.65]People wear pants to cover [00:34.48]the lower part of their bodies. [00:36.72]We sometimes say that people [00:39.66]who are restless or nervous [00:42.40]have ants in their pants. [00:44.98]They might also fly [00:47.38]by the seat of their pants. [00:49.72]They use their natural sense [00:52.86]to do something instead [00:55.05]of their learned knowledge. [00:57.44]Sometimes, people may get caught [01:00.43]with their pants down. [01:02.97]They are found doing something [01:05.26]they should not be doing. [01:07.70]And, in every family, [01:10.48]one person takes control. [01:13.22]Sometimes a wife tells [01:16.21]her husband what to do. [01:18.10]Then we say she wears [01:21.09]the pants in the family. [01:23.08]Pants usually have pockets [01:27.58]to hold things. [01:29.08]Money that is likely [01:31.76]to be spent quickly [01:33.51]can burn a hole in your pocket. [01:36.79]Sometimes you need a belt [01:39.68]to hold up your pants. [01:41.42]If you have less money than usual, [01:45.05]you may have to tighten your belt. [01:48.30]You may have to live on less money [01:51.58]and spend your money carefully. [01:54.67]But once you have succeeded [01:57.75]in budgeting your money, [01:59.59]you will have that skill [02:01.63]under your belt. [02:02.93]I always praise people [02:06.11]who can save their money [02:07.80]and not spend too much. [02:10.09]I really take my hat off to them. [02:14.03]Yet, when it comes to my own money, [02:17.92]I spend it at the drop of a hat [02:20.90]¨C immediately, without waiting. [02:23.75]And sadly, you cannot [02:26.89]pull money out of a hat. [02:28.94]You cannot get money [02:31.03]by inventing or imagining it. [02:34.16]Boots are a heavy [02:36.50]or strong shoes. [02:39.39]People who are too big [02:41.53]for their boots think [02:43.42]they are more important [02:45.16]than they really are. [02:46.56]I dislike such people. [02:48.80]I really do. [02:50.69]You can bet your boots on that. [02:53.38]Yet, truly important people [02:56.62]are hard to replace. [02:58.31]Rarely can you fill their shoes [03:01.49]or replace them [03:03.38]with someone equally effective. [03:05.32]My father is an important person. [03:09.31]He runs a big company. [03:12.20]He wears a suit and tie, [03:14.69]and a shirt with sleeves [03:16.93]that cover his arms. [03:18.62]Some people who do not [03:21.36]know him well think he [03:23.41]is too firm and severe. [03:25.95]They think he is [03:27.60]a real stuffed shirt. [03:29.74]But I know that my father [03:32.48]wears his heart on his sleeve. [03:35.21]He shows his feelings openly. [03:38.05]And, he knows how to [03:40.69]keep his shirt on. [03:42.18]He stays calm and never [03:45.02]gets angry or too excited. [03:47.16]Also, my father has never [03:51.24]lost his shirt in a business deal. [03:54.27]He is too smart to lose all [03:57.51]or most of his money. [03:59.20]This is because my father [04:01.59]rolls up his sleeves [04:03.58]and prepares to work hard. [04:05.57]He often has a special plan [04:09.00]or answer to a problem [04:11.40]that he can use if he needs it. [04:14.33]He is like a person [04:15.92]who does magic tricks. [04:17.77]We say he has a card up his sleeve. [04:21.60](MUSIC) [04:30.11]This VOA Special English program [04:36.09]WORDS AND THEIR STORIES [04:37.78]was written by Jill Moss. [04:39.83]I'm Faith Lapidus. [04:42.83]¸ü¶àÌýÁ¦Çë·ÃÎÊ51VOA.COM