It’s time to explore more strange idioms. An idiom has a few clustered words that create a meaning. It’s not a literal description. When those words are defined individually, the grouped meaning seems ...

The cat's out of the bag—idioms can be tricky, even for native English speakers. If you’re going to live in the United States or converse with English speakers, you’ll need to master our most commonly ...

Some people take things literally. Kleptomaniacs take things, literally. Literalists aren’t fans of idioms. Idioms are phrases with figurative meanings; they aren’t intended to be taken literally.

Some people take things literally. Kleptomaniacs take things, literally. Literalists aren't fans of idioms. Idioms are phrases with figurative meanings; they aren't intended to be taken literally.