Funny idioms have hilarious origins, and their meanings differ entirely from the words that make them up. Read this post to ...

This week, we look into how music plays a part in everyday language. Here is a list of 12 English phrases to jazz up your conversations and essays, as well as one Cantonese term. Example ...

Work is such a big part of adult life, so it only makes sense that there are lots of idioms related to jobs ... Example: Despite having a degree in English literature, he got stuck in a dead ...

Cao Tongyou from China writes: In Chinese culture there are a lot of idioms which express people's feelings or emotions. I have learnt a few English idioms, but I do not know how to use them for ...

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