English has some hilarious expressions—and their origin stories are funny, too! Find out where "last-ditch effort," "under the weather," and more come from. Our everyday language is full of idioms, ...

The English language is a joy to behold, but a beast to learn. In addition to its numerous irregularities, there’s a plethora of phrases and idioms that seem to make no sense to non-native speakers.

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 ...

Language, as I’ve always said, is quite a peculiar phenomenon to every people. And this peculiarity reflects in the modality of thoughts and perceptions into which the language moulds and weaves the ...