Ever read the lists of idioms in other languages — like the Russian expression На воре и шапка горит, which sort-of translates as "he has a visibly guilty conscience," but literally means "the thief ...

When a 5th grader on the Crow reservation in Montana, who was one of the best students in her class, asked to do a science experiment for extra credit, her teacher was happy to oblige. The teacher ...

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, ...