Phrase of the day: The idiom 'bite the bullet' means facing difficult situations bravely. This expression likely originated ...

Phrase of the day: The English idiom 'pay the price' describes facing negative outcomes from past choices. This phrase ...

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 ...

Being a linguist—and someone who has tried to learn several languages (including English) in addition to my mother tongue (Flemish Dutch)—I have an annoying habit: instead of paying attention to what ...