Bats in the belfry, and other slightly mad idioms - Online English Lessons
Idioms from around the world which are used to describe someone as 'slightly mad'.See it on Scoop.it, via English language idioms
View ArticleNineteen to the dozen - English Idiom - Online English Lessons
Definition and examples of use of the idiom 'nineteen to the dozen'.See it on Scoop.it, via English language idioms
View Article9 idioms about language - Online English Lessons
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View ArticleWhy is something that is the very best known as ‘the bee’s knees’?
This curious expression is one of many similar sayings for something that is the acme of excellence. See it on Scoop.it, via English language idioms
View ArticleOf game changers and moving goalposts – football idioms in the English language
Football (or soccer, for avoidance of doubt) is one of those odd sports that tend to polarize: you either love it or you hate it. No matter whether you are a lover or a hater, you will come across...
View ArticleTime idioms - Online English Lessons
12 English idioms relating to time, with examples of use.See it on Scoop.it, via English language idioms
View ArticleTranslations of It's raining cats and dogs in many languages
A collection of idiomatic expressions for heavy rain in many different languages.See it on Scoop.it, via English language idioms
View ArticleWhere the dickens did that word come from?
Did you know that when you get 'the creeps', 'clap eyes' on someone, or find yourself 'flummoxed', you are recalling expressions first used by the novelist Charles Dickens?See it on Scoop.it, via...
View ArticleIdioms for anger - English Idioms - Online English Lessons
Useful idiomatic expressions for expressing or talking about anger, with examples of use.See it on Scoop.it, via English language idioms
View ArticleDo you know your idioms?
Only when you know a country's idioms can you really know its culture. So, drawing heavily on Jag Bhalla's book I'm Not Hanging Noodles On Your Ears, here is a quiz that will establish whether you're a...
View ArticleIdiomatic language and dogs
Every group in the animal kingdom is represented in at least a few phrases, idioms, allusions, and metaphors, but I doubt any can top the number of familiar expressions that rely on the dog.See it on...
View ArticleAladdin's cave - English Idiom - Online English Lessons
Definition and examples of use of the idiom 'an Aladdin's cave'.See it on Scoop.it, via English language idioms
View ArticleWeather idioms - Online English Lessons
33 weather-related idioms and idiomatic expressions.See it on Scoop.it, via English language idioms
View Article50 Idioms About Fruits and Vegetables
Food, one of the necessities of life, figures often in traditional expressions. Fruits and vegetables, specifically, account for some of the most familiar idioms, including the following.See it on...
View ArticleIn a nutshell, cutting the mustard by the skin of your teeth: popular idioms...
Why do good things 'cut the mustard'? See it on Scoop.it, via English language idioms
View Article9 nationality / ethnicity idioms - Online English Lessons
9 nationality-related idioms, with examples of use.See it on Scoop.it, via English language idioms
View ArticleRolls off the Tongue
Idioms are the weirdest part of the English language. They never mean what they say. They "roll off...Botanical Linguist's insight:Look at the cartoons and try to guess the idioms being illustrated -...
View ArticleIdioms in English
This group is about providing graphical representations of English language idioms.Botanical Linguist's insight:Flickr group.See it on Scoop.it, via English language idioms
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