Photo by Marek Piwnicki on Pexels.com Do you know any English moon and star idioms? On this quiz you will learn what expressions such as loony, over the moon or ‘once in a blue moon’ mean. Do you have similar ones in your language?
In the next activity on word formation, you may notice that I use the expression ‘to go bananas’. Well, that’s another one of those food idioms. Can you guess what this idiom means? If I went bananas one of those days in which many of my students didn’t do their homework, what do you think…… Continue reading English idioms: To go bananas
This song’s real fun! Makes you feel good and strong and ready for almost any of the daily battles we come across. This song by Katy Perry is about overcoming a bad situation in life, may that be at work, in a romantic relationship or a challenge we had set ourselves and somehow failed to…… Continue reading Listening activity Upper intermediate C1: Katy Perry’s Roar
This idiom has always sounded a bit old-fashioned to me, but it’s the only one I know that can be related to what you feel when something bad happens and you eventually see the good side of it. Not long ago, this happened to me and at first, I felt really bad and depressed, but…… Continue reading Idiom: Every cloud has its silver lining
If the bird has flown, what’s happened? Here’s another English ‘birdie’ idiom.
Two blackbirds on an electricity wire laughing AI generated with Fusion Brain “Imagine this: You’re a skilled hunter in ancient times, armed with a trusty stone. Suddenly, not one, but two birds appear in front of you. With a mischievous glint in your eye, you take aim and – wham! You knock out not one,…… Continue reading C1/C2 Idioms Kill two birds with one stone
This great song by the British band The Cure really puts one in a happy mood and I must say, that it doesn’t matter how old the song is or how many times you hear it, it’s always smashing. Apparently the song was written in response to press criticism accusing the group of being incapable…… Continue reading Learning English with songs Friday I’m in Love
To put all your eggs in one basket Meaning that you rely on one particular course of action not considering other possibilities first. I have considered changing my job, but I don’t think I should put all my eggs in one basket. This person thinks that a change of job might be a good thing,…… Continue reading Some more food idioms
You could spend a lifetime learning English, but when visiting an English-speaking country, you’d be almost horrified to realise that its people seem to be blurting out whole sentences of stuff you have never heard in your life; not to mention that you don’t even know what they are talking about. So you consequently sigh…… Continue reading Something on idioms
