Students often want to know if they should take the major tests of English as a second language: TOEIC, IELTS and TOEFL. They wonder if it will affect their chance to be admitted to universities or get the job they want. It’s only necessary to take one of the tests if it is required by [...]
Here are three idioms to talk about when you’ve had enough. Something has been bothering you so you feel a little frustrated, irritated, a little bit angry. And you get to this point where you say, “Okay, that’s enough. That’s all. Now I can’t take any more. I’ve had enough.” Some ways to say this [...]
Answer: I think that the best American late night talk show for learning English is whichever one you enjoy the most. I don’t watch television very much but I do really like talk shows. In the USA there are daytime talk shows and “late night” talk shows. Daytime talk shows are mostly made for women, [...]
Here are three idioms to talk about somebody being arrogant. Somebody who is arrogant; it means that they think they are better than everybody else. They think they are the best: they’re arrogant. It’s not polite, not a good way to be. This first one is, we say: he has a big head. A big [...]
Here are two idioms to talk about when one person is different than the group. There’s a group and then one person is a little different. And maybe also a little bad. But not really bad. It’s not saying they are really terrible but maybe just a little bit bad also. And also both of [...]
Here are a couple of idioms to talk about when a secret is revealed. First there was a secret, nobody knew. “Shhh, keep it a secret!” And then the secret was revealed. It was let out, and now everybody knows. Okay, the first one is: let the cat out of the bag. Somebody let the [...]
Here are three idioms to talk about a boring person. Three idioms to say that a person is really boring. They’re no fun, they’re just boring; they’re not interesting. These are kind of funny idioms. Idioms are fun, you know? The first one is: a stuffed shirt. “He’s just a stuffed shirt. He’s so boring.” [...]
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