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 …
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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 …
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 …
How To Quit Your Job ｜ Learn Real English
Want to know how to quit your job abroad in style? A hotel worker got a brass band to help quit and became a hero. Let’s learn some key …
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 …
Idiom ｜ Hang In There
The idiom ‘hang in there’ rose to popularity in the 1970s with the release of one of the first motivational posters, showing a cat hanging from a bamboo pole. The idiom means …
Lars Nootbaar Commercials ｜Learn Real English
Lars Nootbaar commercials will soon be hitting the air in Japan. In this lesson, we’re going to take a look at some clips from the making of these commercials, see what was said and learn how to effectively use English.
Idiom ｜ Like a Broken Record
The idiom ‘to sound like a broken record’ is an interesting phrase because a few years ago many young people would not have understood what it means.
Idiom ｜ Age Like Milk
The idiom ‘to age like milk’ is an interesting idiom, mainly because it is the opposite of the older and more common idiom …
Idiom ｜ Age Like Wine
The idiom ‘to age like wine’ is not quite as old as wine itself, but it might have it’s roots in the bible. It means …