At the drop of the hat, literally, the race or fight commences. Immediately, that is, without delay. Likewise, figuratively, ...

Hence, figuratively speaking, “the last man standing” is often used to describe the lone survivor of any disastrous situation ...

As an idiom, “hanging by a thread” comes from the Greek legend popularly known as the Sword of Damocles, as TheIdioms.com ...

Anyways, the earliest media citation of “getting their ducks in a row” is this, according to TheIdioms.com: The earliest ...

“Empty” in the idiom “run on empty”, however, does not refer to empty or starving stomachs. Instead, it refers to automobiles running on empty, i.e. on an empty tank. Tank is what contains gasoline ...

Reader question: Why are a single-child families called “one and done families”? My comments: Literally, it means the parents of those families bear ONE child AND then decide they’re DONE with it.

【双语财讯】“中国造”体育用品出口火热 中国已成为全球最大体育用品出口国 全球范围内的体育用品贸易在过去近30年里增长了近3倍，而在这30年间，中国已成为全球最大的体育用品出口国。