Chatting With People | English Speaking Lessons
When we meet people we know we usually ask about their health or general well-being by using the question How are you? • Hi Seena, how are you? • Glad to meet you James....
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Common Animal Idioms
Here is a list of some common animal idioms with their meanings and example sentences. Act as a guinea pig When you act as a guinea pig, you allow some kind of experiment to...
20 English Idioms Starting Letter C
1. Call it a day To call it a day is to bring an activity to an end. • You have been working for over 10 hours on that report. I think you should...
8 Common Idioms In English Starting With B
Here are some popular idioms in English. 1. Bread winner The breadwinner is the person who earns the most money to support the rest of the members of the family. • During these troubled...
Building Idioms In English
Here is a list of idioms based on buildings. Each idiom is followed by its meaning / definition. Example sentences are also given. An ivory tower An ivory tower is a place of privileged...
Bottom Line | English Idioms
In normal usage, the term bottom line refers to the final outcome or result. It can also be used to mean the ultimate truth in a given situation. • You don’t have to show...
Boss Around | English Idioms
To boss somebody around is to give them orders although you don’t necessarily have the authority to do so. I don’t like her. She is always bossing me around. My brother is younger than...
Blow Something Out Of Proportion
To blow something out of proportion is to report it in an exaggerated manner, often making it sound worse than it really is. Don’t believe everything that you read in the papers. They are...
Be In The Dog House | English Idioms
Be in the dog house To be in the dog house is to be in real trouble or to be in someone’s disfavour. A dog house is a small hut meant for keeping dogs....
How To Sound Polite In English?
Being polite in English Although spoken English is quite informal, formal language is used when you wish to be polite. Could you please tell me the time, please? (Much more polite than ‘Please tell...