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How to Speak KlingonDo you wish there was a quick...  ...sound module with 10 unique sounds. Learn to say phrases like: Today is a good day to die Your Mother h...

Chris Higgins of mental_floss wrote a book called...  ...oday, he gives many examples of misused words and phrases he's been called out on over the years. A couple...

Why do we say something is "piping hot," and somet...  ...and why do we have a "bone to pick"? We use food phrases all the time. We know what we mean when we say th...  ...at we mean when we say them, but how did such odd phrases

I'd better make a quick disclaimer on this one: so...  ...possible origins. We've been using some of these phrases for so long that we've lost the original meanings...

The following is reprinted from The Best of Uncle John's Bathroom Reader. FLY OFF THE HANDLE Meaning: Get very angry, very quickly. Origin: Refers to axe heads, which, in the days before mass merchandising, were somet...

The following is reprinted from Uncle John's...  ...cap” (From Gordon’s Book of Familiar Phrases ) PLAY FAST AND LOOSE Meaning: Stretch the truth...