ShowQuestions from Kids

Questions and stories by and about children concerning language, words, phrases, and why we speak the way we do. Lots of “kids say the darndest things” moments, but also plenty of “the kids are alright” moments, too.

High and Dry Meaning

Six-year-old Aya in Virginia asks about the expression high and dry. Her family member had worried about some relatives in the path of a storm, and phoned to ask if they were high and dry. This puzzled Aya because she had heard that it’s a bad...