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Tag: idioms

Chat like a pro (January 2017)

February 2, 2017 Ivan Blogs, Idioms 4 comments

We have conversation in our telegram chat every day. Some of them just a chit-chat talking about weather, local events, Trump and misogyny, but sometimes there are a lot of  English grammar, vocabulary and idioms. Happily telegram provides us a way to “mark” our messages with hashtags. For instance every

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Nationality Idioms

December 30, 2016 Diana_UA Idioms, Vocabulary 5 comments

I run across many nationalities in English idiomatic expressions. I think those idioms are rather curious and I wonder whether they are frequently used by native speakers. Are some of them considered to be politically incorrect nowadays? 🙂 Let’s start with poor Dutch. They seem to be the least favorite.

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Money, money, money…idioms

December 30, 2016 Diana_UA Idioms, Vocabulary 22 comments

Hello everybody, Have a look at this great infographic I have just found. The challenge for everybody is to explain one or several idioms and make several sentences using them. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask them. Remember, there are no silly questions. It is silly not

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Head and Heart Idioms

December 30, 2016 Diana_UA Idioms, Vocabulary 3 comments

Hello, everyone! Here is a quiz for you which lets you check your knowledge of some idioms. Good luck! Please, post your own example sentences using the idioms you’ve learned. Practice, practice, practice!  

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