Most of us know and use proverbs. Some of us drop them into conversation every day, and others only once in a while. They ...

If you say, "The cat's out of the bag" instead of "the secret is given away," you're using an idiom. The meaning of an idiom is different from the actual of the words used. "An apple a day keeps the ...

They don’t make sayings like they used to. Once upon a time, people didn’t just say something was great — it was the "cat’s pajamas" or the "bee’s knees." If someone was being annoying, they were told ...

Do you know what 'an elephant in the room' means? What about 'when pigs fly'? Or 'what's good for the goose is good for the gander'? Learn more as we explain these idioms and sayings in this lesson.

If you say, ''The cat's out of the bag'' instead of ''The secret is given away,'' you're using an idiom. The meaning of idiom is different from the actual meaning of the words used. ''An apple a day ...