Maggie Cramer
July 14, 2020
Common Phrases
If someone tells you they’re wearing their “birthday suit,” don’t expect to be impressed by a stylish jacket and trousers.
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Maggie Cramer
June 19, 2020
Common Phrases
Like many other proverbs and idioms used in modern English, the phrase brevity is the soul of wit is actually a William Shakespeare quote.
Maggie Cramer
June 16, 2020
Common Phrases
Have you ever remarked to a friend on a person’s attractiveness or an object’s loveliness and had your comment met with the expression beauty is in the eye of the beholder?
Maggie Cramer
June 13, 2020
Common Phrases
Don’t worry if you’ve heard the idiomatic phrase actions speak louder than words and been a little confused by it.
Maggie Cramer
June 10, 2020
Common Phrases
Have you ever heard someone described as a goody two-shoes and been a little confused?
Maggie Cramer
June 7, 2020
Common Phrases
If you heard the phrase beating a dead horse and were confused by its meaning—and maybe also felt a little upset or sick to your stomach—you aren’t alone.
Maggie Cramer
June 4, 2020
Common Phrases
Have you ever heard someone described as a brown-noser and wondered what the term meant?
Maggie Cramer
June 2, 2020
Common Phrases
Have you ever heard the colloquial expression no way Jose and wondered what it meant—and just who is Jose?!
Maggie Cramer
May 31, 2020
Common Phrases
Pennies from heaven: The expression sure sounds poetic, doesn’t it? But do you know what the phrase means?
Maggie Cramer
May 29, 2020
Common Phrases
Many common words and expressions in modern American English are actually borrowed from Latin terms and phrases.