Idiom ｜ The Devil You Know
The idiom ‘better the devil you know than the devil you don’t know’ comes from an Irish proverb dating from the mid-1500s. The idiom is quite popular and it means…
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Idiom ｜ The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread
A delicious and popular idiom. While the phrase has nothing to do with slicing bread any more, it does have it routes in the bread industry.
Dead English Words
Sometimes words and phrases die. Much like people, languages change and grow. What happens to the words that no longer get used? While we don’t need them for conversation, they still appear in old movies and TV shows. So, let’s study some important dead words.
Understand False Flattery
This is a must-see for anyone who is studying English. Learn how to talk about people that give lots of false complements.
Idiom ｜ A Far Cry
The idiom “a far cry” is one of the most commonly used idioms in English. Since it has multiple meanings, it’s a complicated phrase to understand at first, but …
Animal Idioms ｜ Using Horse
There are countless animal idioms in English, and in this lesson Bearington is going to focus on explaining some of the most common idioms that use horse.
Idiom ｜ Pick up the Slack
The idiom ‘pick up the slack’ has maritime origins but has become one of the most common idioms native speakers use. Not only that, but the word ‘slack’ is used in a range of expressions that …
The Many Flavors Of Fruit Idioms
“Cherry” is used in a number of idiomatic phrases and expressions in English. In this lesson we’ll explain the most common ones. If you want to understand what native speakers are saying, you have to understand ‘cherry.’
Idiom ｜ To Burn Bridges
What does it mean to burn one’s bridges? It is an old idiom dating back to Roman times but is still frequently used today. The meaning is simple to understand …
Blue & Green ｜ More Than Just Colors
青色と悲しみのつながり
近代の西洋の世界ではよくあることですが、古代のギリシャに起源があります。ギリシャ神話では、ゼウスが悲んだもしくは泣いたとき、雨をふらせたとされています。ここより感情と色が結びついたという説があります…