What are idioms: Idioms are expressions whose meanings differ from their literal words, often rooted in history or culture.

Language changes fast, and new words and phrases are being created all the time. In this programme, Rob and Sam talk about some modern idioms – new expressions that have been introduced to English ...

The expression "quid pro quo," Latin for "something for something," is used to describe when two parties engage in a mutual ...

After news broke this month of the death of the Cars singer Ric Ocasek, many of the micro-eulogies on Twitter and other social media platforms repeated the same refrain. “Rest in power,” wrote Lenny ...

Horses played crucial roles in ancient China – in the military, transport and agriculture. People of different social classes interacted with and observed the animals, drawing inspiration for the arts ...

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 ...

Google is rolling out new Gemini-assisted functionality to Search and its Translate app. It says its AI can now provide more natural and accurate text translations for phrases that have more "nuanced ...

Dictionary.com has crowned a set of numbers as its 2025 word of the year. It says it reserves that distinction for a word that reflects "social trends and global events that defined that year" and ...

Our choice of the best dictionary browser extensions integrates perfectly with the most popular search engines. With these types of tools at your fingertips, the definition of any word from a web page ...

The Cambridge Dictionary has added more than 6,000 new words this year, many of them born from internet culture, including slang terms like “skibidi,” “delulu,” and “tradwife.” Lexicographers say the ...

Among the 6,000 or so words added to the dictionary over the past year, these internet neologisms have now asserted their place in the English language, whether you like it or not. Most of these words ...

Popular internet slang terms like "skibidi," "delulu" and "tradwife" are now recognized as words in the Cambridge Dictionary. The dictionary, which is published by Cambridge University Press and ...