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On the tip of your tongue
Idiom: On the tip of your tongue As an English student, this idiom should be one you can use almost every time you speak English. Sometimes, you want to use a word, but you can’t remember it. You can almost remember it; it’s on the tip of your tongue, but no matter how hard you…
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(The) look
Word of the Day: The look When I thought about explaining the look, I immediately thought of the song She’s Got The Look by Roxette. I remember walking to school back in the day and listening to the song on my Sony Walkman. I had a yellow Sports Walkman. Does that bring back memories? Anyway,…
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On a tear
English Idiom: On a tear You may already know what it means to rip or tear something. You can rip up paper or tear your clothing on a park bench. To be on a tear has an entirely different meaning, though. If you’re on a tear, you have a burst of energy and can get…
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Busybody
Word of the Day: Busybody Contrary to what you may think, a busybody is not necessarily someone busy. It’s often quite the opposite. A busybody is someone who is too interested in other people’s business. You know the kind of person I mean. They’re the ones who are always looking out of the window when…
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Out on a limb
English Idiom: Out on a limb Are you the type of person who likes to take a chance when you know you are right? Have you ever gone out on a limb? Avoid getting confused because the meaning of out on a limb is different from up a tree. When you go out on a…
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Milch cow
Word of the Day: Milch cow Ok, everyone, this was a new one for me just last week. I had never heard the term milch cow before until a student introduced it to me. It’s another term for a cash cow. That’s one of the reasons I get out of bed in the morning –…
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Change your tune
Idiom: Change your tune A great thing about opinions is that they can change; when a person changes their opinion, we can say that they have changed their tune. Everyone has an opinion on everything. The incredible part is that opinions are not wrong or right. Opinions are just what a person thinks about a situation.…
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One-upmanship
WotD: One-upmanship There is a lot of competition in this world, especially in sports. If we think about it, sports is a constant game of one-upmanship. This means that someone is trying to be better than someone else. Often, they do this by trying to be bigger, better, faster, richer or smarter than the other…
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Off the rails
English Idiom: Off the Rails If you have seen the news at least once in the past two years, you know that politics in the United States is entirely off the rails. Words such as chaos, disorder, and dysfunction can be used to describe American politics at the moment. Coincidentally, these words also explain one…
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Odds
Word of the Day: Odds Odds are, I’ve mentioned before that I used to live in Australia. When I did, I noticed that betting is quite popular in Australia. It’s almost a national pastime. The Americans have baseball, and the Ozzies have the local TAB (Totalizator* Agency Board) or, in other words, a betting shop.…
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