Everyone laughed when he told a Banbury story of a cock and a bull, a rambling, impossible yarn meant to impress.

The committee's disagreement about the venue is one issue, but whether we can secure funding is a horse of a different color.

When the international team couldn't agree on a single protocol, the project meetings turned into a tower of Babel.

The poet used the wheel of Fortune as a symbol to show how quickly luck can reverse.

Historians often refer to archival documents from the period when the Republic of Macedonia was used as the country's official name.

After hearing her explanation, he had a change of heart and decided to support the project.

Scientists aboard the research vessel mapped unexpected coral formations in the Bay of Bengal.

The CEO's decisions remained windward of the law, complying with statutes yet violating their spirit.

Sometimes the answer is in front of one's nose, but people overcomplicate things.

Even after losing his glasses, he would squint like a bag of nails to read the tiny menu.