Idioms

30 6, 2020

What does ‘to spill the bean’ refer to? Get to know more about the idioms regarding keeping and spilling secrets!

2020-06-30T19:41:40+08:0030/6/2020|Categories: Idioms|

Idioms in English are often tricky as they have figurative meanings and the actual meanings. This article is focusing on idioms about keeping and spilling secrets. Do you know how to tell others to keep a secret in idiom? What is the idiom to accuse someone of spilling the secret? What is the true meaning for ‘my lips are sealed’? Is it to keep or to spill the mysterious information? If you want to know about the secrets in these idioms, just click on and find it out!

17 6, 2020

Learning English through idioms : The 10 interesting idioms about flies!(1)

2023-05-13T17:11:12+08:0017/6/2020|Categories: Idioms|Tags: |

There are a larger number of idioms that exist in the English world so it can be one of the interesting ways to learn English without just reciting grammar and vocabulary. Do you know what means by having a bee in your bonnet? Is the fly on the wall describing a real scene? Let’s check them out by learning these idioms about flies!

15 4, 2020

What means by ‘cash cow’? 10 idioms related to money!(2)

2023-05-13T17:11:01+08:0015/4/2020|Categories: Idioms|Tags: |

Learning idioms is an effective and sounding way to boost your English level! You can impress others by your ability to understand the idioms and your good command over them. Do you know what does ‘just my two cents’ mean at the end of email? Is ‘ on the money’ refer to on top of the money? Let’s check out the useful money idioms together!  

15 4, 2020

What means by ‘cash cow’? 10 idioms related to money! (1)

2020-06-17T12:24:00+08:0015/4/2020|Categories: Idioms|Tags: |

Some say that people may commit crime as they are seduced by money, so money is evil in nature. However, money can be a drive to learn too! There are a lot of idioms related to money that you should know in order to impress others with your proficiency in English! Do you know what does cash cow mean? What does daylight robbery refer to? Let’s take a look at the passage below to find it out!

8 4, 2020

What does it mean by ‘the elephant in the room’ ? Business idioms that make you more native than ever! (2)

2020-06-17T12:31:17+08:008/4/2020|Categories: Idioms|Tags: , , |

Business idioms are quite tricky. If you know about the meaning, it is easy for you to understand, but if you don’t, it would be a mess for you to follow what your coworkers are talking about. Do you know what it means by ‘touch base’? Does ‘no-brainer’ refer to someone who is stupid? The passage below can surely ease your mind!

24 12, 2019

Can we start it all over again? How to say new beginning in idioms?

2023-03-11T22:52:00+08:0024/12/2019|Categories: Idioms, Proverbs|Tags: |

Many Chinese old sayings say the beginning of a year is springtime and the start of a day is the morning. Do you know how to express it in English? If we have to restart a job due to the failed attempt, what idiom can we use? What means ‘turning over a new leaf’? Let’s learn the related idioms in the following article!

24 12, 2019

Jingle Bell Jingle bell! What does ‘be there when bells on’ refer to? Let’s talk about Christmas idioms!

2023-03-11T22:52:00+08:0024/12/2019|Categories: Festival, Idioms|Tags: , |

Which festival is the most lovable one? Christmas must be on top of the list in most of our hearts! Christmas is an elated and jovial festival, there are a lot of useful phrases we can learn and share with family and friends too! What does ‘stocking stuffer’ mean? Does ‘don’t look a gift horse in the mouth’ refer to not to stare at the horse? What means by ‘Christmas comes but once a year’? Are you curious about the meanings of them? Why don’t we reveal the answers now!

18 10, 2019

What does ‘forty winks’ refer to ?10 Idioms about sleeping that you must learn!(2)

2021-05-05T10:35:49+08:0018/10/2019|Categories: Idioms|Tags: |

There are so many idioms about sleeping, and here are the 10 idioms that you must learn! How to wake someone up without saying ‘get up’? Is there idiom that can describe someone wake up and sleep early? What does it mean by getting up on the wrong side of the bed? If you have no clue about the answer to the above question, you can find them below!