“Rest on your laurels” comes from laurel crowns for ancient winners. Today it means depending on past success instead of improving.

A sentence can follow grammar rules and still sound clumsy. Here is why grammar and style differ, with clear examples.

“Never say die” means do not give up hope. Here is the modern meaning, the historical sense, and how people use it today.

“Bungalow” comes from Bengali bangla, meaning a house in the Bengal style. English later narrowed it to a low, often one story house.