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Posted on March 1, 2016 by Melanie

English Idioms with the Word “Book”!

March 1, 2016 by Melanie Leave a Comment

English idioms with books | English Teacher Melanie

  a bookworm = someone who likes to read books and reads a lot My sister is a bookworm. She reads more books than anyone I know!   Learn more: Improve your English by reading children’s book series   hit the books = to study, or begin studying, intensely My final exams start in 2 […]

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English Vocabulary: Idioms with “Baby”!

October 8, 2010 by Melanie Leave a Comment

English Vocabulary: Idioms with "Baby" | English Teacher Melanie

to have a baby/to expect a baby When I talked about my friend in the listening lesson, I said… My oldest friend in the world just had her first baby! Did you notice I used the verb have? When a woman is pregnant, you say she is having a baby, OR she is expecting a […]

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English Vocabulary: Marriage

September 16, 2010 by Melanie 5 Comments

English Vocabulary: Marriage | English Teacher Melanie

  Ask Someone to Marry You It is very easy to ask someone to marry you. You just ask, “Will you marry me?” Of course, you need to say lots of romantic things like … I want to spend the rest of my life with you! I never want to be apart from you! You […]

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English Vocabulary: Idioms with “Crazy”

September 12, 2010 by Melanie

English Vocabulary: Idioms with "Crazy"! | English Teacher Melanie

You’re crazy! 1. mentally ill The old definition of crazy was someone who had a serious mental illness and was not sane. Nowadays it is considered offensive to call someone who has a mental illness ‘crazy.’ At the same, if you want to insult someone by implying that they have a mental illness, you call […]

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Expressions with ‘Wash’ and ‘Laundry’!

August 27, 2010 by Melanie 1 Comment

English Vocabulary: Idioms with "Laundry" and "Wash" | English Teacher Melanie

air your dirty laundry (in public) = talk about private problems in public = the ‘dirty laundry’ is things that should otherwise be kept private, such as family secrets, scandals, or problems with your spouse/partner or children = often if it doesn’t embarrass the person ‘airing their laundry it embarrasses the people listening There are […]

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