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Idioms & expressions

Add new idioms and expressions to your vocabulary. Learn how to use them in real-life situations.

Learn Simple English Phrases for Daily Usage

Learn Simple English Phrases for Daily Usage

Accents don’t make you a good or even better English speaker; vocabulary does. And once you have the vocabulary, pronunciation, and accent, get better by practicing.

Moses Famuyiwa
Moses Famuyiwa
English
Five Cat Idioms and Their Meanings

Five Cat Idioms and Their Meanings

One of the reasons this type of idiom is so popular is that cats are one of the 2 most common pets in the UK.

Gareth Clough
Gareth Clough
English
Top 10 English Phrases to Expand Your Valentine’s Day Vocabulary

Top 10 English Phrases to Expand Your Valentine’s Day Vocabulary

Here are ten sweet phrases, verbs, and nouns for Valentine’s Day to help you express your love in English.

Nina Stankovic
Nina Stankovic
English
The Racist Meaning Behind “Jipped,” “Uppity,” “Eskimo,” and Other Phrases

The Racist Meaning Behind “Jipped,” “Uppity,” “Eskimo,” and Other Phrases

In day-to-day life, we rarely think about the words we use and where they come from. As a result, we sometimes unknowingly use words and sayings that have offensive origins.

Beth Taylor
Beth Taylor
English
Improve Your English With These 10 Brilliant British Sayings and Phrases

Improve Your English With These 10 Brilliant British Sayings and Phrases

Every language surely has some phrases that often don’t translate well, and the British tongue has some absolute corkers.

Ronny Okumu
Ronny Okumu
English
Finding Another Way to Say “Good Luck”

Finding Another Way to Say “Good Luck”

Let’s take a look at various contexts and ways to say good luck to different people in your life.

Valentina Dordevic
Valentina Dordevic
English
The Meaning and Difference Between “Sincerely Yours” and “Yours Sincerely”

The Meaning and Difference Between “Sincerely Yours” and “Yours Sincerely”

Signing off a letter with “sincerely yours” or “yours sincerely” implies that the contents of the letter are genuine and that you are a trustworthy correspondent.

Beth Taylor
Beth Taylor
English
Red Herring Fallacy—Meaning and Use

Red Herring Fallacy—Meaning and Use

The red herring fallacy is a logical fallacy that allows irrelevant facts to form our opinions about something.

Valentina Dordevic
Valentina Dordevic
English