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Fact Check: A List of Idioms for 'It's Raining Cats and Dogs' in Different Languages Contains...
Snopes via Yahoo News· 2 months agoX user @AdamCSharp Claim: A post shared on X correctly listed idioms indicating heavy rain in...
'Time To Hit the Books!' 50 Common Idioms and What They Really Mean
Parade via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSome idioms you likely use all the time, while others might be new to you. Idioms, phrases that come...
The Historical Origins of 7 Idioms You Say All the Time
First for Women via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLanguage is a curious thing. It's constantly changing, almost as if it’s alive. For every new word...
Why do we say ‘poker face’ and other popular expressions? Here are 3 idioms and their origins
Fox News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoMetaphoric phrases are common in the English language — but where did they come from? Here are 3...
I sometimes think the French should just throw in the towel and speak English instead
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoI have just spent some weeks in France, and have encountered a recurrent problem: how does one cope...
17 Things Americans Say That Non-Americans Hate
HuffPost Life via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThere are 171,476 words in current use in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. If you’re learning English for the first...
Want to learn English for free? Here are the resources you'll need
LA Times via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA young girl practices her English through online school. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times) Not...
Why do we say ‘green thumb,’ ‘out of the blue’ and more color idioms?
NY Post via Yahoo News· 1 month ago“Cat got your tongue” and other popular sayings are common in the English language. These and many...
Why do we say ‘all hands on deck’ and other popular expressions? 3 fun idioms with unique meanings
Fox News via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoMetaphorical sayings typically have deeper meanings and unique origins. Why do we say these three...
Animal idioms we can't resist: Why do we say ‘cat got your tongue’ and other popular phrases?
Fox News via Yahoo News· 2 months agoEver wondered where popular phrases come from? Here are three favorite sayings with interesting...