That's why the following quiz of idioms from 11 different languages is a little unfair—it's difficult to be in 11 in-groups simultaneously. English itself isn't one big in-group. I take it for granted ...

Sometimes things aren’t the way they seem — particularly how words are sometimes expressed. My wife Rita is an English teacher. She often accuses me of using idioms, both when I speak and when I write ...

Idiomatically, six of one is worth how much of the other? Put these in a row to be well organized. What does the hand that rocks the cradle also rule? If you share a secret, where is the cat? This ...

2. ... far from the tree. 3. ... by its cover. 4. ... comes around. 5. ... on the other side of the fence. 6. ... those who wait. 7. ... in the mouth. 8. ... the fat ...

You wanted more quizzes, and we’ve delivered! Now you can test your wits every day of the week. Each weekday, your host, Ray Hamel, concocts a challenging set of unique questions on a specific topic.

1. He walked into the ----- of the storm. 2. It cost me an arm and a -----. 3. Stop being belligerent. Get off my -----. 4. I tried to get close to her, but she gave me the cold -----. 5. I was going ...