These days, the phrase "in a pickle" has an old-timey ring about it--the last time you heard it, it was probably referring to a baseball player trapped between two bases, and even that's more commonly ...

The origin of "Dutch treat", "Dutch courage" and other Dutch idioms apparently date to the 17th century when the English and Dutch were on quite bad terms and any number of negative stereotypes were ...

On this week's Word Watch, we take a look at how the term "going Dutch" went from insult to the norm. You're at brunch with your friends on Sunday morning and after stuffing yourself with pancakes and ...