A number of Scottish idioms and phrases feature prominently in a British Council list that sheds light on the evolution of English. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can ...

English is not an easy language to learn. Not only do you have to contend with compound expressions (like “make out” or “turn up”), but you must understand expressions that barely seem tethered to ...

"I don't know you from a bar of soap" is a fine Antipodean expression, but Professor Roly Sussex doesn't know whose bar of soap was implicated! ABC Education brings you high-quality educational ...

This is an expression that Micky Arthur, the Australian cricket coach, used after axing four of his players for indiscipline. It has the same meaning as our Indian expression ‘Lakshman reka’ — the ...