Tag: English Idiom

Inspirational Idioms | How to Encourage Others!

Inspirational Idioms | How to Encourage Others!

Inspirational idioms are great to know when you need to encourage loved ones. In this lesson we’ll study some of the most common …

Idiom | The Devil You Know

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…

Understand Jokes and Puns in English

Understand Jokes and Puns in English

Jokes can be hard to understand and even hard to make in a foreign language. Luckily, there are some patterns to help learners understand basics jokes. Once you start learning you might find that there are some jokes which are surprisingly easy to understand.

Idiom | The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread

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

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

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.

Covid-19: Talk Like A Native

Covid-19: Talk Like A Native

The US has a good supply of vaccines, but Covid is still spreading. Let’s learn to talk like a native speaker by learning about Covid and the current situation in the United States.

Idiom | A Far Cry

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

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

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 …