Showing posts with label expressions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label expressions. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Courage

Courage. The quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, or pain without fear, e.g. it takes courage to stand up for your rights.

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Do good

Do good. Be beneficial for. e.g. People should exercise regularly. Exercise does you good.

Monday, September 6, 2010

Monday, August 2, 2010

Unputdownable

Unputdownable. A book so well written and entertaining it is difficult to put down.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Man flu

The term "man flu" is used to refer to men "who think a cold is the flu and a headache is a migrane" (Daily Mail).

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Make room

Make room. Rearrange or organise existing people, objects or activities to create space for new things.

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Following the herd

Herd. A group of animals who have a collective life together. Or a crowd of people.

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Answer to quiz: drop a line

Question: "Let's meet for lunch next week. __________ and we'll sort something out".

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Slang

Slang are informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in a language.

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Spitting image

Spitting image. A person who has a strong physical resemblance to another, especially to a relative, e.g. "You're the spitting image of your grandfather!" .

Friday, April 16, 2010

Social notworking

Social notworking. The practice of spending time unproductively on social-networking websites, especially when one should be working.