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Idiom : Bite off more than one can chew

March 1, 2015October 1, 2015 falibo Leave a comment Vocabulary
Common Expression : Bite off more than one can chew

When you bite off more than you can chew, you take on more work, responsibility or problems than you can handle. “I think we’re biting off more than we can chew with this acquisition”. The speaker here is expressing fear that buying the other company will turn out to be more than her company can manage. […]

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Education Collocations

February 17, 2012September 25, 2015 falibo Leave a comment Vocabulary
Education Collocations

In this lesson you will see some examples of Education Collocations. Make : – a mistake – a progress Examples : – I started learning Spanish last month, but I haven’t made a lot of progress. – making mistakes can help us to learn quickly. Get : – marks (good / bad) – a degree […]

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Colour Idioms in English

February 16, 2012September 30, 2015 falibo Leave a comment Vocabulary
Colour Idioms : As black as the Ace of spades, Blue blood, Out of the blue, A gray area, Gray matter, Red herring, Wave a white flag And Green thumb.

  Learn 8 Colour Idioms : As black as the Ace of spades, Blue blood, Out of the blue, A gray area, Gray matter, Red herring, Wave a white flag And Green thumb.  

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Expressing Mood in English

January 30, 2012September 18, 2015 falibo Leave a comment Speaking, Vocabulary
Good mood / Bad mood

Some words that express feelings and emotions : Positive emotions Negative Emotions joy – gaiety – delight – cheerfulness – merriment – vivacity – calm – satisfaction – enthusiasm – optimism – jubilation anger – despair – depression – loneliness – sadness – frustration – worry – fear   Some idiomatic expressions used to describe […]

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Food Idioms

January 25, 2012October 1, 2015 falibo Leave a comment Vocabulary
Cool as a Cucumber

10 famous Food Idioms : Slower than Molasses, Walk on Eggs, A Lot on my Plate, Couch Potato, Bad Apple, Piece of Cake, Big Cheese, Take it with a Grain of Salt, Cool as a Cucumber, Nutty as a Fruitcake                  

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