The phrase “crocodile tears” is commonly used in movies, TV shows, books and everyday life, but do you know where it comes ...

Undergraduates are taught: ‘Colloquial phrases such as “kill two birds with one stone” or “a piece of cake” or “break ... against the use of certain idioms because of their ‘origin ...

you might not work out the meaning of the idiom. Take an example like this: if something is a piece of cake – it doesn’t mean “something is a dessert or that it is sweet.” What is ‘a ...