Reading different types of books is a great way to improve your language skills. But do you know there are a number of idioms using the word 'book'? These book idioms have nothing to do with books ...

Idioms—phrases that come to mean more than each word's "literal meaning" on their own—have been a part of spoken language for a long time. They may change as the years go by and often vary from ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Many students cram for exams by "burning the candle at both ends." But that doesn't mean non-native English speakers aren't "thrown for a loop" when they hear that idiom or that their ...

Idioms are by definition non-literal, but native speakers of a language rarely think about just how nonsensical these sayings can sometimes be. For instance, using the cat’s pajamas —a phrase ...

If you've ever shot the breeze, had a heart-to-heart or bent somebody's ear — in fact, if you've ever talked at all — odds are you've used an idiom. These sometimes bizarre phrases are a staple of ...

English is perhaps the most difficult language to gain mastery of. For one thing, it is the most unphonetic language in the world. As for its usage, since its linguistic and structural variations are ...