From William Shakespeare to Seamus Heaney, figurative language such as idiom, metaphor, symbolism and allegory all function to make a poem sound more colourful and appealing to the reader. But are we ...

To have "all hands on deck" means that all those available are needed to help contribute toward a goal, a project, a purpose or some other kind of important effort. For example, if a deadline is ...

English has some hilarious expressions—and their origin stories are funny, too! Find out where "last-ditch effort," "under the weather," and more come from. Our everyday language is full of idioms, ...

What does it mean when you 'pig out'? What about 'when pigs fly'? Find out more in this lesson on pig idioms and expressions. To make a pig of oneself can mean to eat too much. She made a pig of ...