Few movie characters carry as much personality in every single word as Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow. Throughout the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, he has given us lines that are just as ...

Presidents are typically good with words, and sometimes they say some really meaningful and inspiring ones! Throughout the ...

Even the most nonsensical attempts at new proverbs resulted in a confident ... But after reading through dozens of publicly shared examples of Google's explanations for fake idioms—and ...

This week’s guest on Poetry in Daily Life is Nile Stanley, PhD, who lives in Jacksonville, Florida. A teacher educator, artist-in-residence, and researcher for 36 years, he has been on a mission ...

I’ll add a translation, an explanation, and an example. If there’s an English equivalent, I’ll include it as well. If you’ve got some more fun ones, toss them in the comments for us!

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That picture is a pixel art recreation of Bruegel the Elder's 1559 oil painting "Netherlandish Proverbs", which depicts a bustling scene of humans and animals, each engaged in an illustrative example ...

Irish language also has a deep connection to nature, and many Irish sayings and phrases reflect this. For example, "A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures for anything" reflects the ...

These timeless sayings are examples of how a few well-chosen words can inform, inspire and have a lasting impact on one’s life and career. 1. ‘I come as one, but I stand as 10,000.’ ...

Discover examples of some popular Proverbs below! These are some of the most well-known verses from the Book of Proverbs translated as the New International Version. “Honor the LORD with your wealth, ...

Philadelphians like The Dark L — so dark it’s almost like clearing our throats. Some of us use The Dark L even at the beginning of words — “love,” for example, is said with such a deep gulp that it ...