Whether at a birthday party in Brazil, a funeral in Kenya, or protests in Hong Kong, humans all use variations of the same facial expressions in similar social contexts, such as smiles, frowns, ...

Jan. 14-20 is Idiom Week, and today we thought we’d have a heart-to-heart about some strange phrases we use. Idioms, metaphors and similes are all types of figurative language. According to ...

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 ...

Have you ever wondered why we say “God bless you” or “caught red-handed”? Despit​​e their simple meanings today, their ...

Does your family have a signature facial expression -- a certain smile, raised eyebrows, or scowl, perhaps? Such expressions may be etched in your genes, a new study shows. The study, published in ...

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 ...

University professors nationwide selected ‘Byeondongbulgeo (變動不居)’ as the four-character idiom of the year for 2025.

For centuries, we’ve believed that facial expressions mirror our innermost emotions. But recent research has found that may be far from the truth. While conducting research on emotions and facial ...

There are a lot of common expressions in English — especially American English. And because food is such an important and diverse part of American culture, it’s no surprise that many foods have worked ...