Let’s not beat around the bush here: Americans have a way with words. The idioms and sayings we’ve collectively coined ...

English is spoken as lingua franca among the people of many countries across the world. It has proved its credential as the ...

Idioms are also fixed groups of words so you can't change the wording of an idiom. For example, you can say 'He calls a spade ...

Here's a selection of some common expressions ones about being experienced, things that are old, and having or not having ...

Leaves change colour, fall, return, and begin again — no wonder they’ve inspired some of the most thoughtful expressions in English. From new beginnings to sudd ...

The annual competition, run by Tel Aviv University’s Department of Hebrew Language in partnership with the Consortium for ...

Language changes fast, and new words and phrases are being created all the time. In this programme, Rob and Sam talk about some modern idioms – new expressions that have been introduced to English ...

English is undoubtedly the dominant language of global communication, science, medicine, technology, diplomacy, and the ...

The Treasury Department and U.S. Mint won't make any more pennies. What does that mean for the future of sayings such as "a ...