Be Careful When You 'Pin Your Hopes on Something!'
And now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program we explore everyday words and expressions. We give examples on how to use them. And sometimes we give you the origin – where the expression comes from. Today we are going to talk about a very small, sharp and useful object: a pin. We use pins when we sew clothes. We also use pins in some art projects. And we use pins to attach things to our clothing. The sharp point easily goes right through most kinds of cloth. And pin gives us our expression for today: To pin your hopes on something. If you pin your hopes on something, you hope very much that it will help you...