von Susannah | Dienstag, Juni 23, 2020 | Practice, Practice Vocabulary
Do you know what a neologism is? Put together from the Greek neo-, ’new‘ and logos, ‚word‘, the term describes just what is sounds like: a newly minted word or expression. Most of the time, it is difficult or impossible to trace the origins of...
von Camila Otálora | Donnerstag, Juni 18, 2020 | Get informed
This week’s idiom is a very common expression not only in English, but also in a lot of different languages around the world: to kill two birds with one stone. While the precise phrasing of the idioms understandably differs between the languages – some prefer...
von Camila Otálora | Mittwoch, Juni 10, 2020 | Get informed
If you hear someone is adding fuel to the fire it means that they are causing a conflict or tense situation to worsen, making it even more tense than it already was. This is a common and straightforward idiom and it is usually used when someone instigates further...
von Thom | Mittwoch, Juni 3, 2020 | Get informed
When you keep trying to reach the limit of what is possible, there are several potential outcomes. If you are lucky, you might succeed at your endeavour and everything is well. However, the opposite is just as likely. Sooner or later you might reach critical mass, a...
von Thom | Mittwoch, Mai 27, 2020 | Get informed
When you find yourself in a particularly small room you might think about hardly being able to move.One way to express the this idea is by saying there is “no room to swing a cat”. Now, I know what you’re thinking. Huh? Who would swing a cat? And would you grab it at...