Gather enough people in a garage or at a car meet, and odd turns of phrase are bound to start flying about as if everyone had ...

They don’t make sayings like they used to. Once upon a time, people didn’t just say something was great — it was the "cat’s pajamas" or the "bee’s knees." If someone was being annoying, they were told ...

For History 101, here are some old English sayings and their claimed origins. In 1500, the English used urine to tan animal skins. Families used to all pee in a pot, and once a day, the contents ...

It may be codswallop, but a poll has found some old sayings look dead as a doornail. And, apparently, the most endangered is one from the Bible, “pearls before swine”. If you are as baffled by ...

Selected Sayings of Old Men published (chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2012-10-18 21:41 Comments Print Mail Large Medium Small ...

But to our immense good fortune, Old English poetry has survived, and we know how to read it. The kennings are out there waiting for you — so beautiful, so different and so very, very old.