ByAnnaMatteo

01May

AndnowWordsandTheirStoriesfromVOALearningEnglish.

Inmanyplacesintheworld,springbringsalotofrain.Andthiscanleadtoalotofmud.Sotoday,letstalkaboutamudexpression!

Peopletakeamudbathduringthe"Ironmud"festivalinthetownofZheleznovodsk,inStavropolregion,Russia,August24,.(REUTERS/EduardKorniyenko)

Whatdoyouthinkastickinthemudis?Well,Imsureyoucanimagineawoodenstick...stuckinthemud.ButinAmericanEnglish,astickinthemudisfarmorethanthat.

Astickinthemudisaboringoruninterestingperson.Theydonottryanythingnew.Theyarenotwillingtotakearisk.Theyalsocouldbeslowandold-fashioned.

Sometimessticksinthemudhaveunpopularoroutdatedbeliefs.Theyarenotprogressive.Oritcouldbea