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Animal idioms we can't resist: Why do we say ‘cat got your tongue’ and other popular phrases?
Fox News via Yahoo News· 1 month agoEver wondered where popular phrases come from? Here are three favorite sayings with interesting...
'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...
Fact Check: A List of Idioms for 'It's Raining Cats and Dogs' in Different Languages Contains...
Snopes via Yahoo News· 1 month agoX user @AdamCSharp Claim: A post shared on X correctly listed idioms indicating heavy rain in...
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...
Gag Me With a Spoon! The Weird Stories Behind Your Favorite '80s Idioms
Woman's World via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe '80s was a time of excess: big hair, dramatic makeup, colorful clothes, and bold pop music...
Wearing a cat on your head? Flies up your nose? Interesting animal idioms found worldwide
The News-Messenger via Yahoo News· 4 months ago“Right then, mate. I’ll meet you at the marsh just after sparrow-fart.” Or sparrowfarts, depending...
Color idioms we can't resist: Why do we say ‘green thumb,' 'out of the blue' and more?
Fox News via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoWhy do we use the popular expressions "green thumb," "out of the blue," and "paint the town red"?...
Non-Americans Shared Phrases That Americans Use That They Actually Love
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 11 months agoIllustration: Chris McGonigal/HuffPost; Photos: Getty Images Let’s not beat around the bush here:...
10 of the funniest Finnish slang phrases you've probably never heard of
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 months agoRed and yellow houses on a hill in Porvoo in Finland.Finn stock/Shutterstock Finnish people use...
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...