Idioms are a great way to show off your creative writing skills, and impress your teachers and friends. They can elevate your work and take your writing to new levels. We have compiled this guide ...

Use: If you don’t finish your history project, you’re going to land in hot water with Mrs Chui. Use: The football team is in deep water; there’s no way they can come back from a 3-1 score to ...

A number of Scottish idioms and phrases feature prominently in a British Council list that sheds light on the evolution of ...

The English language has been using idioms for donkey's years, with enough zany sayings to cobble dogs with - even if some are a little hairy at the heels. But if you thought our expressions were ...

Google's AI Overviews still have some problems, like suggesting that "You can't lick a badger twice" is a real saying.

Learn everyday expressions and idioms in 'The English We Speak'. test yourself with 'Phrase Frenzy', and learn more about English idioms in 'We Say - You Say' and 'This is Where'.

British Council's Phrase-ology research explores English expressions from ancient idioms to Gen Z slang, analyzing millions ...

Popular English idioms such as ‘spill the beans’ are evolving as they pass from one generation to the next, according to the British Council.

Making the list was the playful yet direct “Haud yer wheesht!” – which translates to “be quiet” or “shut up”. This popular ...