“Wash your hands of it” comes from the Bible. It began as a symbolic act and now means rejecting responsibility or involvement.

The English word chocolate came through Spanish from Nahuatl, the language spoken by the Aztecs in central Mexico.

Aural relates to hearing and sound. Oral relates to speaking or the mouth. Here is how to choose the right word every time.

Eavesdrop started as a word for standing by the water falling from a roof’s edge. Later, it came to mean listening secretly.

“Feet of clay” means a hidden weakness in someone admired. The phrase comes from Daniel 2, where a mighty statue collapses at its fragile base.