Back to the drawing board If you have to go back to the drawing board, you have to go back to the beginning and start something again. Example: “It didn’t work. Back to the drawing board.” Leer más →
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English Idiom – A penny for your thoughts
A penny for your thoughts… This idiom is used as a way of asking someone who is being very quiet what they are thinking about. Example: ‘A penny for your thoughts.’ ‘Oh, I was just thinking about how to tell him I’m leaving.’ Example: For several minutes they sat silently, then finally she looked at him and said, “A… Leer más →
English Idiom — “to play cat and mouse”
to play cat and mouse is to try to defeat someone by tricking them into making a mistake so that you have an advantage over them (often + with ) Example: The 32-year-old actress spent a large proportion of the week playing cat and mouse with the press. play (a game of) cat and mouse: 1. to repeatedly try to… Leer más →
Tips — Fun way to learn those horrible irregular verbs!
Do you remember having to learn those terrible irregular verbs or are you still trying to learn them? Here is a real cool teacher showing his students a new way to learn them. Enjoy! http://youtu.be/gNaDvAYC0Jw Leer más →