Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Here’s a list of ten of the most common English idioms and idiomatic expressions. Familiarize yourself with them if…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher While the word “issue” has several meanings, today, we will look at its informal connotation and how the word…
Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Water on a duck’s back This is one idiom I had the opportunity of using a few days ago….
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Anything but refers to someone or something that is contrary to what you expected. It places emphasis on the…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Although fun and funny look and sound similar, these two words are very different. English learners, especially Quebec Francophones,…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher The English language is fond of using nouns that are usually attributed to animals to describe the actions, feelings…
Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher To bluff means to say or do something to deceive, impress or intimidate others. The word bluff is commonly…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher A compound word is usually made up of two or more words. How can you describe someone using compound…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Today, we will look at two idioms: 1. To make faces (at someone) Meaning: make (usually silly) expressions with…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Isn’t it interesting how the English language is able to manipulate words into beautiful – or not so beautiful –…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Meaning: Money you give someone to prevent them from exposing a secret. Example: 1. The police officer was fired and…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Toothless = no teeth Bulldog = breed of dog with short hair, muscular body, fierce look Meaning: A toothless bulldog…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Let’s look at three today. 1. Nothing to write home about Meaning: Something or someone is not as good as…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher (TICKING) TIME BOMB Meaning: A time bomb is a bomb which has been programmed to explode at a specific fixed…
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