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Danish is a difficult language to learn, but just wait until you try your hand at Danish idioms. If you’ve ever heard a Dane say “had a stone in their shoe,” “been a fly on the wall,” or “stepped in ...

And worst of all? Many of them are assimilated Jews. During World War II, there was a name for Jews who turned their backs on ...

Possibly he cohabited with Miss Bloggs, but don’t mention it in front of his wife, let the sleeping dogs lie.” Gordon Jarvie’s ‘Dictionary of Idioms’ contains that example of a warning that has been ...

In the early years of my teaching career, enamoured by the 'flowery English,' I frequently peppered my lessons and speeches ...

We love to talk about the weather using phrases that mix actual meteorology, folklore, adages and plenty of Texas bragging to describe the weather.

Texans love to talk about the weather using phrases that mix real meteorology, folklore, adages and plenty of hyperbole to ...

“In the doghouse”: Means someone is in trouble. This idiom stems from J.M. Barrie’s 1911 Peter Pan. Mr. Darling, father of ...

This week I’m writing about Discover What Your Name Means Day, which is celebrated on March 5th gives me an opportunity to geek out some more about languages and word origins and meanings. So, without ...

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