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What does ‘I’m leaving for good!’ mean?
The word ‘good’ usually has a positive meaning, for example, high quality, favorable, enjoyable, kind, or correct. But in the[…]
Read moreWhat does ‘It’s on the house’ mean?
Have you ever heard the phrase ‘It’s on the house’? If you hear this at a restaurant, it’s good news.[…]
Read moreWhat English do I need to know for Halloween?
Do you celebrate Halloween in your country? Halloween is a day of parties and activities and is on October 31[…]
Read moreFive useful phrases where ‘touch’ means ‘communicate’
Did you know that the word ‘touch’ can also mean ‘communicate’? While ‘touch’ can have different meanings, it is often[…]
Read moreWhat does ‘Let’s play it by ear’ mean?
Have you ever heard the phrase `Let’s play it by ear’? If you hear this phrase, it means the speaker[…]
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 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[…]
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