Don’t give up on cherished idioms that seem ‘fossilized.’ They might be some of the most important to pass along to future generations ...

The cat's out of the bag—idioms can be tricky, even for native English speakers. If you’re going to live in the United States or converse with English speakers, you’ll need to master our most commonly ...

Idioms—phrases that come to mean more than each word's "literal meaning" on their own—have been a part of spoken language for a long time. They may change as the years go by and often vary from ...

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 ...

In the days before mass merchandising, poorly fastened axe heads would fly off while they were in use. The result was dangerous, hence why the phrase is used to describe risky behavior with ...

Have you ever wondered why we say “God bless you” or “caught red-handed”? Despit​​e their simple meanings today, their ...