von Camila Otálora | Mittwoch, Mai 20, 2020 | Get informed
The goal of Idiom of the Week is to showcase some of the many commonplace idiomatic expressions found in the English language in order to help you understand them better. This week, however, we have chosen a more unconventional expression to show you: “I’ll burn that...
von Camila Otálora | Montag, Mai 4, 2020 | Get informed
This week we’ll look into four idioms which share a common origin: baseball. These are most prominently used in American English, although they have spread to other varieties of English mostly through cultural osmosis. The prominence of these idioms in American...
von Camila Otálora | Montag, April 27, 2020 | Get informed
For something to have a silver lining is a common English idiom to express that a certain negative occurrence can also have a positive side to it. This idiom likely originates from John Milton’s 1634 masque Comus which contained the lines, Was I deceiv’d, or did a...
von Camila Otálora | Mittwoch, Januar 15, 2020 | Get informed
“Like herding cats” is an expression you may have heard at some point. Although the meaning of idioms is generally not transparent, thinking about the literal meaning of this particular saying quickly establishes a sort of mental image which showcases the near...