Read Time: 8minEvery culture has idioms — a phrase that has become commonly recognized for their figurative rather than literal meaning — that can quickly convey meaning with just a few words.
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The blue hour is the gift of the magical time between the day and evening when there is a remarkable quality of light when there is neither full daylight nor complete darkness.
Read Time: 2minA black moon is not as well known as a blue moon but occurs just about as often. Find out when you can next see this colorful phenomenon.
Read Time: 2minGreenhorn, a popular term in the Old West, originally meant new. Today it has a broader meaning and is often considered to be a derogatory term.
Read Time: < 1minuteIf someone tells you that today is a red letter day, they mean it’s a day of importance, such as a holiday or anniversary. But why “red letter?”
Read Time: < 1minuteToday yellow journalism means irresponsible, exaggerated, lurid, and even slanderous reporting, a definition that hasn’t strayed far from the original meaning.
Read Time: 2minWhy use the color white to denote a lie that – while it is an untruth – is kinder than the truth? The answer is in the meaning of the word white.
