A post shared on X correctly listed idioms indicating heavy rain in English, Welsh, French, Finnish, Norwegian, Greek and Slovak. Idioms are a fascinating aspect of language, reflecting cultural ...

Idioms like Mandarin’s ‘take your pants off to fart’ make no sense to English speakers—at least, not English speaker who haven’t read this list.

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

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 ...

On Monday, Preply, an online learning and tutoring site, released a roundup of idioms people say when it's "really hot outside." The post includes a linguistic heat map of sorts, showing these idioms ...

A number of Scottish idioms and phrases feature prominently in a British Council list that sheds light on the evolution of English. Launched to coincide with World English Day, Phrase-ology highlights ...