That's why the following quiz of idioms from 11 different languages is a little unfair—it's difficult to be in 11 in-groups simultaneously. English itself isn't one big in-group. I take it for granted ...

Sometimes things aren’t the way they seem — particularly how words are sometimes expressed. My wife Rita is an English teacher. She often accuses me of using idioms, both when I speak and when I write ...

On "International Francophonie Day", why not see how familiar you are with the weird and wonderful world of French idioms? How many do you know? Take the quiz to find out. Love to learn them or never ...

2. ... far from the tree. 3. ... by its cover. 4. ... comes around. 5. ... on the other side of the fence. 6. ... those who wait. 7. ... in the mouth. 8. ... the fat ...