A Ray Of Sunshine
If something (for example, a piece of information) brings happiness to you, you can describe it as a ray of sunshine. New stem cell therapy could offer the much needed ray of sunshine for cancer patients. After...
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A Raw Deal | English Idioms
You can say that you got a raw deal when you feel that you were not treated fairly. This idiom is often used with the verbs give and get. She quit the job because she felt that she was getting...
Questions You Could Be Asked During An Interview
There is no limit to the range of questions you may be asked and the variation between them. However, there are many questions which come up time and time again. You should have thought...
How To Make A Request Or Question Sound More Polite
Yes/no questions We usually make requests less direct by putting them in the form of yes/no questions. This suggests that the hearer can choose whether to agree or not. Could you lend me your pen, please? (Much...
Saying Please
We use please to make a request more polite. Would you move a bit, please? Could you open the window, please? ‘Would you like some help?’ ‘Yes, please.’ Please do is a rather formal answer to a...
Pig Out | English Idioms
Pig is one of those animals that are unlikely to invoke any positive sentiments in the mind. The sentence He is a pig can mean two things. It could mean that the person is very dirty....
Phrases You Can Use To Ask And Give Directions
Asking directions To ask for directions, use the phrase Could you tell me…? or Do you know …? Make your questions more polite by starting them with Excuse me. Excuse me. Could you tell...
Phrasal Verbs Using The Word Keep
Keep is used in a large number of common idiomatic phrasal verbs. Here is a list of them. What is a phrasal verb? A phrasal verb is a two-word verb whose meaning is sometimes very...
Phrasal Verbs With Hold
Hold is used in a large number of common idiomatic phrasal verbs. Here is a list of them. What is a phrasal verb? A phrasal verb is a two-word verb whose meaning is sometimes very...
Phrasal Verbs With Go
Here is a list of phrasal verbs using the word Go. Go about something – set to work at it We are not going about it in the right way. Go ahead – start; make progress...