About being late and early… No, this article won’t teach you any excuses when you’re late (again). That sure would be an entertaining subject. For now we’ll just discuss some expressions about time. First of all: There are people who are always late. They are tardy. Their weakness is tardiness. And there are people who are mostly… Continue reading Expressions with Time: Are You Tardy or Punctual?
As __________ – as was explained before or how everybody understands it Choose the right answer: A like B much C such D little scroll down for the answer scroll some more The right answer is: US Department of Agriculture such. Note: You can live… Continue reading Instant Idiom: As __________
Hold Your __________ – Wait for something that is probably not going to happen, or much later than you thought. Choose the right answer: A breath B tongue C cough D stomach scroll down for the answer scroll some more The right answer is: Garrett Tumlinson breath. (This is usually… Continue reading Instant Idiom: Hold Your __________
You might know some examples where you asked yourself: “Do I need to use make or do?” At the end of this article I’m adding links to some quizzes about make or do. But now we’ll talk about make or take. This week I heard someone make a mistake with make and take. Instead of take… Continue reading Expressions with Make or Take
Make a mountain out of a ______________– Make a big thing out of a little thing. Choose the right answer: A pimple B molehill C minor nuisance D mouse scroll down for the answer scroll some more The right answer is: Tom Page molehill. (a mole… Continue reading Instant Idiom: Make a mountain out of a __________
One man’s meat is another man’s __________ – What is good for you may be bad for someone else. Choose the right answer: fantasy fish milk poison scroll down for the answer scroll some more The right answer is: poison. Here are some examples of how… Continue reading Instant Proverb: One man’s meat is another man’s __________
You can’t always be sure in life. In that case you can use seem. So when you’re not stating a fact, you can use seem. Compare the following: Elephants are grey. This is 100% true, isn’t it? Well, some people would say they are a little brown. In that case, such a person would say:… Continue reading How to Use Seem when You’re not 100% Sure
“Hugs can do great amounts of good – especially for children.” Princess Diana For things that you can count, you can say: a number of. If you can’t count it, you can speak about an amount of something. Examples with Number of and Amount of Here are some examples: A number of trees were lining… Continue reading The Difference Between Number of and Amount of
draw a ___________ – don’t remember or have no information/ideas. Choose the right answer: blank page white pencil scroll down for the answer scroll some more The right answer is: bigbrand blank. (blank means without information, empty.) Here are some examples of how you can use draw… Continue reading Instant Idiom: draw a ____________
By Jacqueline Schaalje Illustrations by Akau Anyieth. Now I’ll teach you some important expression & grammar point about things that other people do for you. You can say this in a number of ways. For example: I don’t cut my own hair. I haven’t tried cutting my hair since I was a kid. I suspect… Continue reading Have Someone Do Something For You
English with a Smile 