This year marks the 452nd anniversary of the birth of William Shakespeare as well as the 400th anniversary of his death. Both of these monumental events occurred in April in the English village of ...

I recently heard a commercial on the radio disputing whether it was possible for a clam to be happy. Therefore, "happy as a clam" is a silly thing to say and proof that only idiots use idioms. I ...

(ABC)– Four centuries after William Shakespeare died in his hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon, England, his distinctive vernacular still lives on worldwide. The beloved playwright wrote at least 37 ...

(LONDON) — Four centuries after William Shakespeare died in his hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon, England, his distinctive vernacular still lives on worldwide. Meaning, to happily get rid of anything ...

From "dead cat bounce," which originated in the 1980s, to "cold fish," which was coined by Shakespeare, The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms... Dictionary Of Idioms Gets Everybody On The Same ...

Idioms—phrases that come to mean more than each word's "literal meaning" on their own—have been a part of spoken language for a long time. They may change as the years go by and often vary from ...

A vast celebration titled Shakespeare 400 has begun in the Chicago area to mark the four centuries since the 1616 death of William Shakespeare. The focus is no surprise to Jonathan Miller, founder of ...

It’s hard to imagine a writer who has had as enduring an impact on the English language as William Shakespeare. Phrases like “neither rhyme nor reason,” “too much of a good thing” or “it’s Greek to me ...

This month marks the 452nd anniversary of the birth of William Shakespeare as well as the 400th anniversary of his death. Both of these monumental events occurred in the English village of ...

I recently heard a commercial on the radio disputing whether it was possible for a clam to be happy. Therefore, "happy as a clam" is a silly thing to say and proof that only idiots use idioms. I ...