What does ‘Can you give me a hand?’ mean?
Do you know what it means when someone asks ‘Can you give me a hand?’? If you hear the idiom[…]
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What does ‘twist your arm’ mean?
Do you know what ‘twist your arm’ means? To ‘twist someone’s arm’ is an idiom that means to persuade or[…]
Read moreWhat does ‘I’m pulling your leg’ mean?
Do you know what it means when someone says ‘I’m pulling your leg’? If you hear this idiom, it means[…]
Read moreTen phrasal verbs you need to know
Do you what a phrasal verb is? It is a short phrase that includes a verb and a preposition or[…]
Read moreTry the 5min vocab/idiom quiz from our new graded reader ‘Breaking Free’
I have just published a new graded reader Breaking Free: A university diary: Book 1 (level A2, 500 headwords). Want[…]
Read more5min idiom quiz: Money and spending
Want to brush up on your money idioms? Try this 5min quiz to test your knowledge. Then download the following[…]
Read moreWhat does ‘put your foot in it’ mean?
Have you ever heard the phrase ‘put your foot in it’? What do you think it means? Do you think[…]
Read more5min idiom quiz: School and study
Want to brush up on your school and study idioms? Try this 5min quiz to test your knowledge. Then download[…]
Read moreWhat proverbs do I need to know?
Do you know what proverbs are? They’re fixed phrases that give lessons on how to live. They are often based[…]
Read moreFive tips for continuing conversations
Do you find it difficult to continue conversations in English? Maybe you can’t think of things to say quickly. Maybe[…]
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