Being a linguist—and someone who has tried to learn several languages (including English) in addition to my mother tongue ...

Jan. 14-20 is Idiom Week, and today we thought we’d have a heart-to-heart about some strange phrases we use. Idioms, metaphors and similes are all types of figurative language. According to ...

Top 10 Most Commonly Used English Idioms And Their Meanings: Idioms are phrases or expressions with a figurative meaning that differs from the literal meaning of the words used. They are often rooted ...

There are a lot of common expressions in English — especially American English. And because food is such an important and diverse part of American culture, it’s no surprise that many foods have worked ...

We use expressions and well-known idioms in our conversations everyday. Some of their origins are easy to figure out, and some are sketchy. One of my dad’s favorites was, “More nervous than a cat in a ...

Whether they're related to food, football, or feline friends, American idioms can be colorful — and confusing to people visiting from abroad. While phrases like "shoot the breeze" (to talk about ...

Google is turning one of its most familiar products into something that sounds far more like a human interpreter than a phrasebook. Instead of spitting out stiff, literal phrases, the latest version ...

A picture is worth a thousand words, as the cliché goes, but not all words create the most precise pictures. A test your professor promises will be a “piece of cake” is great, unless you’re imagining ...