If you're like me, you use a lot of these phrases, so they don't seem so strange. But to people who aren't American, some of these quirky idioms can sound a little odd, especially if they interpret ...

ABC — See under easy as pie (as abc). abide — In addition to the idioms beginning with abide, also see can't stand (abide). about — In addition to the idioms beginning with about, also see at about; ...

There are many things people in other countries interpret as typically American. I recall a fellow from Sweden I met on a plane years ago telling me that he was on his way to Las Vegas to celebrate ...

American slang and idioms can liven up a conversation, but if English isn’t your native language, phrases like couch potato, over the moon, or white elephant can be easily misunderstood. Puzzle hub im ...

Ah, the blush of youth. Twenty-five years younger than his opponent, the 47-year-old Barack Obama benefited at the polls from his youthfulness, and it will make his honeymoon all the more ardent. If ...

Combining the powers of social media and fluent Mandarin, Jessica Beinecke teaches American slang to eager Chinese minds half a world away. Hari Sreenivasan reports on Beinecke’s success with Voice of ...