Idiom : Shivers down your spine
If you feel frightened, you can say, that you have shivers down your spine. If you want to make someone feel afraid, you can send him/her shivers down his/her spine. Now, the spine is the part of our body that we all know. According to the medical dictionary, the spine is the series of vertebrae forming the […]
Idiom : Shoot yourself in the foot
If you shoot yourself in the foot, you do or say something stupid which can cause serious problems for you. In fact, a bad behavior like blaming people around, annoying them by talking too much about yourself or trying to be smarter than them can spoil a situation for yourself. Let’s see some examples : – […]
Idiom : Strike the iron while it’s hot
Today’s expression is an old proverb from the 1500’s. If a blacksmith doesn’t forge the iron when it’s hot, it soon cools and it will be hard to soften it. All he has to do is to strike the iron while it’s hot. We use the expression to talk about seizing the opportunity. If we […]
Idiom : Stuck in a rut
If you are stuck in a rut, you are in a situation that has become boring, unproductive, uninspired and weighed down, but that is too difficult for you to change. people can also use in a rut without “stuck” where it’s impossible to make progress. Let’s see other examples : – I feel I’m stuck […]
How to use the Past Perfect
We can use the Past Perfect to refer to an action that happened before another Past Simple action. For example: “When I arrived at the cinema, the film had already started.” 8:30pm: The film started. 9pm: I arrived at the cinema. “The film had already started when I arrived at the cinema:’ We form the […]