Being a linguist—and someone who has tried to learn several languages (including English) in addition to my mother tongue ...

For English language learners, mastering idioms is vital for academic and professional success. Proficiency exams like IELTS and TOEFL assess idiom comprehension, recognising it as a sign of advanced ...

Is it better to treat someone with kid gloves or to treat them carefully? Researchers in Italy have investigated how the brain recognizes that the first phrase means the same as the second. The ...

What is the difference between an 'idiom', 'slang' and a 'phrase'? We take a closer look in this lesson below. Idioms, slang and phrases are three areas of language usage which are unique and have ...

Until a few weeks ago, I had never actually used the phrase “play it by ear,” even though I’ve heard the idiom spoken by other people countless times. So when I finally included the words in ...

An idiom or idiomatic expression is an informal phrase that means something other than its literal meaning. For example, a common American English idiom is to break a leg. If someone tells you this, ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook I’ve always found idiomatic language to be more useful and fun than direct speech. My grandmother, ...

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