Common Expressions With Give
Some verbs referring to sounds made by people (e.g. cough, laugh, cry, scream, shout, chuckle) are often replaced by a structure with give and a noun. Common expressions are: Give a cry Give a...
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Get Foot In The Door, Go Dutch, Goose Bumps | Common English Idioms
Get foot in the door To get your foot in the door is to start working in a company at a low level hoping that you will be able to reach higher positions from...
Garden Vocabulary In English
English garden vocabulary Most people like to grow vegetables and flowers. In fact, gardening is one of the most popular hobbies in the world. Here are the words and phrases you will need to...
French Phrases In English
The English meanings are not necessarily literal translations. a bas – down, down with a compte – on account, in part payment a demi – by halves, half a deux – of two, between...
Difference Between To And For
Both for and to can be used to talk about somebody’s purpose in doing something. The structures are different. For is used to talk about purpose only when it is followed by a noun....
Foot Idioms
Idioms are common in all kinds of English, formal and informal, spoken and written. Here is a list of idioms derived from the word ‘foot’. Catch somebody on the wrong foot (If somebody catches...
Finger Idioms | Idioms Derived From The Word Finger
Idioms are common in all kinds of English, formal and informal, spoken and written. Here is a list of idioms derived from the word ‘finger’. Burn one’s fingers or get one’s fingers burnt (suffer,...
Family Relations Vocabulary
English family vocabulary A family is a wonderful institution and the ties that exist between the members of a family are stronger than any other relationships. Your family consists of your parents, siblings, wife...
Euphemisms | English Vocabulary
Euphemisms are often used in speech to gloss over unpleasant facts. When writing it is better to be more direct. In the examples given below, euphemisms are written in bold letters. All these sentences...
Common Errors In The Use Of Nouns And Noun Phrases
Expressions that take singular verbs Some common expressions take singular verbs even though they may contain a plural noun. Examples are: bacon and eggs; cheese and biscuits; fish and chips etc. Bacon and eggs...