In this post we'll look at vocabulary related to different kinds of shops and shopping, including common idioms.
Tag: expressions
How to Talk about Credit & Loans
No matter how we look at it, money plays an important role in our life, so it's necessary to be able to talk about it. What we are going to teach you with this post is how to talk about loans and credit in English. Read on for useful collocations, phrasal verbs and more...
How to Use “Worth”
"Worth" is a very handy word, which is unfortunately often used wrong. The aim of this post is to help you learn everything about the word so that you can use "worth" correctly.
Garden Vocabulary
"A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust." Gertrude Jekyll, a British horticulturist
Bricks, Wallflowers and Doormats: Fun Words to Describe Personality
What do you call a person who chooses to live alone, or someone at a social event who has no one to dance or talk with? Read on and you will know the answers.
What Idioms Actually Are
This post will explain what formulaic language is, give examples of how idioms are constructed, and help you understand the nature of idioms a little bit better...
Are Cliches Bad?
A cliche is a comment that is often used in certain common, everyday situations. It is a comment that most people are familiar with and is therefore not original. Cliches are often used in everyday conversation, and they are also frequently played with in advertising slogans, newspaper headlines and TV news programs...
