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English Idioms

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on May 5, 2013April 28, 2013

http://idiomsite.com is a good site for idioms  

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Idiom – Busman’s Holiday

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on April 30, 2013April 1, 2013

This is used if you spent your holiday or a break doing something you usually…

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Låtsas som det regnar

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on April 25, 2013April 1, 2013

I have been asked about this idiom this week – there is no direct English…

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Economic haircuts

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on April 23, 2013April 1, 2013

This word came up today with the Greek ‘haircut’ package in the media. An economic…

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Children and second languages

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on April 16, 2013April 1, 2013

My ex husband is Irish and has English as his mother tongue. When I came…

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Idiom of the Day – grass widow

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on April 14, 2013April 1, 2013

I am writing this one quickly from memory. Grass widow comes from when it was…

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Bingo Wings

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on April 9, 2013April 1, 2013

… the term caused much hilarity in class today. ‘bingo wings’ is the English equivalent…

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Idioms – Bunny boiler

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on April 6, 2013April 1, 2013

Meaning An obsessive and dangerous female, in pursuit of a lover who has spurned her.…

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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on April 2, 2013April 1, 2013

I have had a few students asking me where the saying ‘Tinker tailor soldier spy’…

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The Peter Principle

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on March 10, 2013March 3, 2013

The PeterPrinciple maintains that everyone rises to their level of incompetence. So if you can…

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