This week on Ask a Teacher, we consider expressions, or idioms, and offer some advice for learning them. An idiom is an expression formed from two or more words. But an idiom’s meaning often cannot be ...

Idioms can be especially confusing for young children because they often interpret language literally. Even when they ...

Being a linguist—and someone who has tried to learn several languages (including English) in addition to my mother tongue (Flemish Dutch)—I have an annoying habit: instead of paying attention to what ...

Who doesn't love a good idiom? An idiom, for the uninitiated, is a common saying that means something different than the literal words might suggest. For example, "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth ...

Jan. 14-20 is Idiom Week, and today we thought we’d have a heart-to-heart about some strange phrases we use. Idioms, metaphors and similes are all types of figurative language. According to ...