The cat's out of the bag—idioms can be tricky, even for native English speakers. If you’re going to live in the United States or converse with English speakers, you’ll need to master our most commonly ...

Being a linguist—and someone who has tried to learn several languages (including English) in addition to my mother tongue (Flemish Dutch)—I have an annoying habit: instead of paying attention to what ...

What is the difference between an 'idiom', 'slang' and a 'phrase'? We take a closer look in this lesson below. Idioms, slang and phrases are three areas of language usage which are unique and have ...

Fooling people is a universal trick. In English, we say “pulling a fast one” or “pulling the wool over someone’s eyes.” In German, you might say you’re “tying a bear on someone.” It seems like they’d ...

In the table below, we have mentioned some of the important Idioms and Phrases with their meanings and sentences for SSC exam which were frequently asked in the exam. There are high chances that ...

Chinese vaccines arrive in the Republic of Congo on Jan 21, aiding the African country's fight against COVID-19. XINHUA The spirit of providing timely help to those in need is manifested in the ...

Today I came across a Spanish idiom that is a lot of fun to say. The idiom is "Thinking about the immortality of the crab" and in Spanish: "Pensando en la inmortalidad del cangrejo." The Wikipedia ...