QUIZ – ONCE IN A BLUE MOON
ANSWER That’s right! “Once in a blue moon” means very rarely or not very often. Example: My ister lives in Alaska, so I only see...
Happy National Tea Day!
Els anglesos tenen fama de ser grans bevedors de cervesa però qualsevol persona que hagi viscut un temps al Regne Unit o a qualsevol...
QUIZ – AS DEAD AS A DODO
ANSWER The dodo was a bird that became extinct a long time ago. Something that is as dead as a dodo is unequivocally dead or...
QUIZ – DON’T PRESS MY BUTTON
ANSWER The idiom “push/press someone’s buttons” means to do specific things to intentionally anger or upset someone. Example: Dont’ push my buttons or I’ll lose...
QUIZ – DO YOU KNOW KEEP A SECRET?
ANSWER “Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead”. It means that the only way to keep a secret is to tell...
QUIZ – DO YOU HAVE A SWEET TOOTH?
ANSWER Someone who has a sweet tooth likes candy, chocolate, cakes and other sweets Example: She has a sweet tooth. She can never get enough...
QUIZ – IT’S ABOUT POTATOS
ANSWER That’s right: a jacket potato and a baked potato are the same thing: a potato that is baked with its skin on.
QUIZ – SIT ON THE FENCE
ANSWER The idiom “sit on the fence” means to avoid saying who you support in a discussion or argument Example: You should make your position...
QUIZ – IT’S COLD?
ANSWER The correct answer is It’s nippy. Balmy means warm and scorching means very hot
Book quote of the week – 26th february
“If you only read the books that everyone is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.” Haruki Murakami, from the book Norwegian...