I’m Calling To | English Speaking Lessons
I’m calling to + (verb) This structure is used to talk about the purpose of calling somebody by phone. After I’m calling, we use an infinitive with to. Here are some examples: • I’m...
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How Often Do You …
This structure is used when you are inquiring how often somebody does something. Study the following sentences. How often do you visit your parents? How often do you go to the movies? How often...
Look Forward To | Hope | Expect
Expectations and hopes are different. If you expect something to happen, you have a good reason to think it will in fact happen. Hoping is more emotional. If you hope for something to happen,...
Have One’s Hand In The Till
A till is a cash register or drawer for keeping money in a shop or office. When you have your hand in the till, you have easy access to the moneybox. The idiom have...
Had Better
We use had better to tell people what we think they should do. You had better turn that music down before dad gets angry. You had better consult a doctor. Had better is also...
Go Stir Crazy | English Idioms
To go stir crazy is to become upset and nervous because you have been confined to a place for too long. “This fever has forced me to stay at home. I haven’t stepped out...
Conversational Structures With For
The structure for + noun/pronoun + infinitive is very common in English. It is used when an infinitive needs its own subject. It only takes ten minutes for me to walk to the office....
Fifth Wheel | English Idioms
This idiom or expression is mainly used in American English. As you may have already guessed, a fifth wheel is a person or thing that is unnecessary or unwanted. A vehicle needs just four...
Food Idioms
Bread and other flour-based food products have inspired a large number of idioms. Here is a comprehensive list food idioms. Bread and butter Your bread and butter is your livelihood. It is your food...
Feel Like
Conversational structures with Feel Feel + adjective/ noun complement Feel can be used with a personal subject (I, you, John etc.) to mean ‘experience the condition of one’s own mind or body’. I feel...