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 ...

Most people don’t set out to push others away. They’re trying to help, to be honest, to move past an awkward moment. But ...

Words have power, and the phrases we choose reveal more about us than we might realize. Some expressions can signal a lack of critical thinking or intellectual curiosity, even when we don’t mean it ...

To finesse these questions, we’ve all developed a sort of email code — gentle phrases that sound nonthreatening and polite but which mask annoyance, exasperation, or downright rage. We all know what ...

My second novel, The Last Confession of Thomas Hawkins, begins with a trip to the gallows. Tom Hawkins — who protests his innocence — is about to hang for murder. It will take at least two hours ...

I’m going to make a case for embracing clichés, sayings, and idioms in the workplace in 2021. (That’s idioms, not idiots.) My reason is simple. Scratch the surface of some of the most familiar ...