Learn more idioms and expressions in American English. The language of American English is different from British English, and learning…

GOOD SAMARITAN The phrase, “Good Samaritan” is often used as a metaphor to describe someone who is helpful and does…

GOLDEN AGE The Golden Age is the age in which people are most actively productive. This phrase derives from the…

GO TO POT/SEED The phrase “GO TO POT” is used in the sense of the phrase “going to ruin”. It…

GO OVERBOARD The idiom to go overboard typically means to take an action that’s excessive. For example, if someone says…

GET OFF THE DEEP END The phrase “get off the deep end” is an idiom that typically means to become…

GO HAYWIRE The idiom “go haywire” translates to “to go wrong” or “to malfunction”. The term is most commonly used…

GO BANANAS [DRIVE (SOMEONE) BANANAS] The idiom “go bananas” is a colloquial way of saying to go crazy, often in…

GIVE (SOMEONE) THE SHIRT OFF (ONE’S) BACK The idiom “give someone the shirt off one’s back” means to give someone…

GIVE (SOMEONE) A TASTE OF (HIS/HER) OWN MEDICINE Giving someone a taste of their own medicine is short for the…