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4 days ago · 144 English Idioms. We use idioms in our native language all the time, without even realizing it. Idioms are phrases that have a meaning beyond their individual words. They tell a story, or paint a picture, rather than just saying what they mean. For example, if someone says, “time to hit the hay!” they’re actually saying it’s time to ...
2 days ago · from someone else’s point of view; how someone else would experience something. at heart. used to say what something is really like. Transcript. Note: This is not a word-for-word transcript ...
4 days ago · v. t. e. This is a list of British words not widely used in the United States. In Commonwealth of Nations, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, India, South Africa, and Australia, some of the British terms listed are used, although another usage is often preferred. Words with specific British English meanings that have ...
1 day ago · British and other Commonwealth English use the ending -logue while American English commonly uses the ending -log for words like analog (ue), catalog (ue), dialog (ue), homolog (ue), etc, etymologically derived from Greek -λόγος -logos ("one who speaks (in a certain manner)").
2 days ago · This is The English We Speak from BBC Learning English. And I'm with Neil, who was wondering why I've got a bad taste in my mouth when it's got nothing to do with food. Neil
2 days ago · In this way, in language adapted to every generation, she can respond to people’s persistent questions about the meaning of this present life and of the life to come, and how one is related to ...
