Here's presenter Michael Rosen and linguist Derek Bousfield discussing one example of hyperbole on BBC Radio 4's Word of ...

"Out of pocket" can mean different things depending on who you ask — and where you're from. Millennials are facing a linguistic reckoning after learning this phrase means something else for Gen Z.

We use certain phrases so often that we barely think about what they are actually communicating. Often, these common sayings don't mean what people think they do, which is why we encounter serious ...

"The luck of the Irish" phrase dates back to the 19th century and is a popular one used among Irish individuals today. Beyond the phrase, there are symbols correlated with Irish folk that represent ...