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Category: Reading level: Intermediate (CEFR B1)

What does ‘hit on someone’ mean?

March 19, 2024 pomakaco Idioms and phrases, Reading level: Intermediate (CEFR B1)

Do you know what the phrase ‘hit on someone’ means? It doesn’t mean to physically hit someone. If someone ‘hits[…]

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Is it a big problem or is it ‘a storm in a teacup’?

January 20, 2024 pomakaco Idioms and phrases, Reading level: Intermediate (CEFR B1)

Do you know what the idiom ‘a storm in a teacup’ means? If something is ‘a storm in a teacup’,[…]

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What’s your New Year’s resolution for 2024?

December 27, 2023 pomakaco Reading level: Intermediate (CEFR B1), Study tips

Do you know what a New Year’s resolution is? It’s a new goal you make for the next year. It’s[…]

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What does ‘take a rain check’ mean?

November 25, 2023 pomakaco Idioms and phrases, Reading level: Intermediate (CEFR B1)

If someone says they will ‘take a rain check’, it means they cannot accept your invitation but would like to[…]

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Are you a ‘butterfingers?’

September 26, 2023 pomakaco Idioms and phrases, Reading level: Intermediate (CEFR B1)

If you’re a ‘butterfingers’, you’re clumsy and often drop things. It can also mean you’re bad at catching things, for[…]

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Have you ever heard the phrase ‘fat chance!’?

August 22, 2023 pomakaco Conversation strategies, Idioms and phrases, Reading level: Intermediate (CEFR B1)

If someone says ‘fat chance!’, it means they think something you said will not happen or is very unlikely to[…]

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What does ‘caught red-handed’ mean?

March 9, 2023 pomakaco Idioms and phrases, Reading level: Intermediate (CEFR B1)

The idiom ‘caught red-handed’ means you are caught doing something bad at the time you are doing it. It can be[…]

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What does ‘Hold your horses!’ mean?

December 16, 2022 pomakaco Idioms and phrases, Reading level: Intermediate (CEFR B1)

If you hear ‘Hold your horses!’, it means the speaker wants you to wait, slow down, or be patient. It[…]

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What does ‘I’m leaving for good!’ mean?

June 4, 2022 pomakaco Idioms and phrases, Reading level: Intermediate (CEFR B1), Vocabulary

The word ‘good’ usually has a positive meaning, for example, high quality, favorable, enjoyable, kind, or correct. But in the[…]

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What does ‘It’s on my bucket list’ mean?

April 6, 2022 pomakaco Idioms and phrases, Reading level: Intermediate (CEFR B1)

The idiom ‘bucket list’ means a list of things that you want to do before you die. So if somebody[…]

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