This saying from the ancient Native American Hopi tribe (the “peaceful ones”) reminds us that it’s OK to let our feelings ...

Do you know what 'an elephant in the room' means? What about 'when pigs fly'? Or 'what's good for the goose is good for the gander'? Learn more as we explain these idioms and sayings in this lesson.

Actions speak louder than words. A picture is worth a thousand words. Birds of a feather flock together. Proverbs are an integral part of the English language. Larry speaks with two language experts ...

In a hard-hitting TED talk in Arabic, Suzanne Talhouk makes a case for loving the mother tongue. Her talk invokes the untranslatability of numerous phrases, the many times we have choked due to the ...

Language, as I’ve always said, is quite a peculiar phenomenon to every people. And this peculiarity reflects in the modality of thoughts and perceptions into which the language moulds and weaves the ...

Make your nomination in the comments and a reader will pick the best eligible tracks for a playlist next week – you have until Monday 27 March This week we’re looking for your nominations of songs ...