Have you ever had to "separate the wheat from the chaff"? Or "fly by the seat of your pants"? Linguistic researchers found the origins of these and other everyday phrases that don't make sense to ...

Where it’s from: The Merchant of Venice, Act 2, Sc 7 The full quote: “All that glisters is not gold—Often have you heard that told.” Although we tend to say “glitters” rather than “glisters” these ...

Raining cats and dogs, the green-eyed monster, as mad as a hatter; although their origins may be obscure to us, these phrases feel familiar and comfortable in everyday language. Many phrases, in fact, ...

Trump's Latest Gripe And 'Hyperfixation' Over His Photo Might Reveal 1 Thing, Expert Says What happened after Michael J. Fox finally met Eric Stoltz 40 years after replacing the actor in 'Back to the ...

It feels like every single day we are making up new words in the English language. As if English wasn't already one of the hardest languages to learn, we randomly add in more words and phrases that ...

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