Politics is full of odd phrases like "pork barrel projects," "slush funds," and "lame ducks" -- all of which had prac...

Have you ever wondered why someone who can't get it together is called a "basket case"? Or where the term "Yankee" ca...

The American South has given us words like "y'all" and "rednecks" as well as dozens of colorful phrases like "fly off...

Expressions from "riffraff" to "betting your bottom dollar", "passing the buck," "acid test" and even "heard it throu...

Ever wonder why American cowboys say "'git along little doggies" when they're talking about herding cattle? Or why a ...

Americans have always loved to eat and expressions relating to food--from New York's "big apple" to "wake up and smel...