English as a Foreign Language

2021-12-14 10:14:12 Open / Comment

2021-12-13 11:00:22 ​​ I tell you what
We use this expression to make a suggestion.
You're not busy tomorrow, are you? - No. Why?
I tell you what. Let's see if we can get tickets for the match.
This is going to take me ages. I tell you what, if you help, I'll buy you dinner. - OK. Good idea. What do you want me to do? Open / Comment

2021-12-10 11:00:49 Open / Comment

2021-12-09 15:45:47 The Answer Key // More QUIZZES Open / Comment

2021-12-08 11:00:26 ​​The sign on the door of a lawyer`s chamber reads: "Where there is a will, there is a way; where there is a way, there is a law; where there is law, there is a rule; where there is a rule, there is a loophole; where there is a loophole; there is a lawyer, and so here I am"
loophole - a small mistake in an agreement or law that gives someone the chance to avoid having to do something:
They plan to close a loophole that allows businesses to avoid paying off redundant workers. Open / Comment

2021-12-06 11:01:04 There are many idioms in English related to the weather, e.g. under the weather (= ill), come rain or shine (= whatever the situation), it was a breeze (= easy), I’m snowed under (= very busy), get wind of something (= hear a rumour). 
What are the idioms you have used or heard someone use? Please, write in the comments Open / Comment

2021-12-03 09:00:30 Open / Comment

2021-12-02 11:00:59 ​​Expose Yourself to Good Input
Good thinkers always prime the pump of ideas. They always look for things to get the thinking process started, because what you put in always impacts what comes out. Read books, review trade magazines, listen to tapes, and
spend time with good thinkers. And when something intrigues you — whether it’s someone else’s idea or the seed of an idea that you’ve come up with yourself — keep it in front of you. Put it in writing and keep it somewhere in your favorite thinking place to stimulate your thinking.
to prime the pump - to encourage a business, industry, or activity to develop by putting money or effort into it:
...the use of tax money to prime the pump of the state's economy.
to prime - to prepare someone for a situation so that they know what to do
to prime somebody with something
Did you prime her with what to say?
to prime somebody for something
  He had a shower and primed himself for action.
to prime somebody to do something
  He had been primed to say nothing about it. Open / Comment

2021-12-01 09:00:41 Open / Comment

2021-11-29 09:00:31 Open / Comment