Tag: イディオム

Idiom | Christmas Came Early

Idiom | Christmas Came Early

‘Christmas came early’ is another idiom with hidden origins from the early to 20th century. The idiom is used when something …

Idiom | Don’t Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth

Idiom | Don’t Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth

Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth dates back to a time when horses were a common gift, but the idiom is still widely used and means …

Idiom | Hair of the Dog

Idiom | Hair of the Dog

Hair of the dog, short for hair of the dog that bit you originally referred to a method of treating rabies. Now it has a much different …

Idiom | Lipstick on a Pig

Idiom | Lipstick on a Pig

The idiom “lipstick on a pig” has been around for centuries, though in much different forms. Evolving in the 20th century, it means …

Idiom | Head In The Clouds

Idiom | Head In The Clouds

The idiom to ‘have one’s head in the clouds’ dates all the way back to the mid-1600s. The phrase means that someone is …

Idiom | A Blaze Of Glory

Idiom | A Blaze Of Glory

The idiom to ‘go down in a blaze of glory’ most likely dates from the early 1600s. The idiom means a short but impressive …

M:I Fallout | English Movie Lesson

M:I Fallout | English Movie Lesson

In this M:I Fallout video English lesson we’ll explore the most useful vocab, idioms, and cultural points from to help you understand …

Idiom | Go Down In Flames

Idiom | Go Down In Flames

The idiom to ‘go down in flames’ most likely originated in the 1940s during WWII and means for someone or something to …

Indiana Jones | Learn English With Movies

Indiana Jones | Learn English With Movies

Indiana Jones; all around good guy or lowlife sex offender? In this lesson we’ll learn some vocab, idioms, plus explore Indy’s dark past …

Idiom | Go Apeshit

Idiom | Go Apeshit

The idiom ‘to go apeshit’ evolved from an earlier phrase, ‘to go ape,’ which most likely originated on college campuses in the southwest United States. The idiom has two different meanings. It can mean …