Getting away from it all? Here are seven common English phrases to use the next time you take a trip in nature.

Why would legs on a snake mean something is ruined? What does a bow’s shadow have to do with reptiles? Seven snake idioms and ...

Ever had plans that got canceled because of bad weather or a last-minute schedule change? If so, you might have been offered a rain check.

A massive volunteer-led effort to collect training data in more languages, from people of more ages and genders, could help ...

Bank holidays in India vary from state to state. However, common holidays that every bank follows are national holidays, ...

Daily haiku selections from around the world for the English edition of the oldest daily newspaper in Japan. Go to Haiku Submission Form Go to Haiku in English Archives Haiku in English FAQ Full ...

“As the crow flies” is a common idiom referring to the shortest distance between two points, but the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems (LIS), led by Dario Floreano, in EPFL’s School of ...

A permanent feature of the Church of England's worship and a key source for its doctrine, the Book of Common Prayer is loved for the beauty of its language and its services are widely used. The Prayer ...

“Nice casting!” and such?]. It contains ingredients from a common idiom, “fishing for compliments,” which have been transposed into COMPLIMENTS FOR FISHING. Face about! Once I got ...

Added Jun 10, 2009 at 02:40AM EDT by The Sore Head.