Categoría: Tips / English Idioms

Bark is worse than their bite Someone who’s bark is worse than their bite may well get angry and shout, but doesn’t take action or they are not as unpleasant as they seem, and their actions are not as bad as their threats. Example: I wouldn’t be scared of her if I were you. Her bark’s a lot worse than… Leer más →

Idiom: Fight fire with fire If you fight fire with fire, you fight something or someone using a very similar or the same way as they are fighting you. Example:  In the face of stiff competition we had to fight fire with fire and cut our prices. Leer más →

Idiom: Talk a mile a minute If someone talks a mile a minute, they speak very fast. Example: She talks a mile a minute and is very hard to keep up with. Leer más →

English Idiom — ‘Eagle eyes’ Someone who has eagle eyes sees everything; no detail is too small. Example: The students wrote their essays under the eagle eye of the headmaster Leer más →

  ‘Diamond in the rough’ A diamond in the rough is someone or something that has great potential, but isn’t not refined and polished. Example: Sam looks a little scruffy, but he’s a diamond in the rough. Leer más →

Tips to learn English Week 10. Tip 10. 10. Try something new Have been trying to learn English the same way for the last year? Three years? Seven years or more? Try something new! Change is good for you. It will help you grow. • Try listening to English podcast. • Take an online English class. • Listen to music… Leer más →

Tips to help you learn English Week 9. Tip 9. 9. Set goals- Know why you are learning English. What do you want to accomplish? Do you want to speak English fluently? Do you want to get a job speaking English? Are you going to travel to the United States / England? Do you need to know English for University?… Leer más →

Tips to help you learn English Week 8. Tip 8. 8. Stop Negative Self-Talk…Do you find yourself saying or thinking negative things about learning English? Such as… • “You will never learn English.” • “Why do I always make mistakes? I am so stupid.” • “I never know what to say. English is so hard.” If you do say these… Leer más →