Turn a Blind Eye – Common eye idioms in English
Turn a blind eye is one of many common eye related idioms in English. Other languages have expressions with eye too. This infographic provided to us by contact lens retailer Lenstore shows
10 Star Wars words you’re probably mispronouncing
Do you sometimes ask yourself if you are pronouncing names from books and movies correctly? Well, you’re not alone. As a matter of fact, the audio book retailer ‘Audible’ carried out a
Listening skills and sentence stress in English
Have you been learning English for several years but still find it hard to understand the natural English of first language speakers? Do you still need subtitles to watch TV shows and
Start from scratch – common English expressions
Scratch appears in a number of common English phrases and expressions such as : (not) up to scratch, scratch someone’s back; scratch the surface (of something) or scratch your head. Start from
In, On , At ! Confusing Prepositions of Place
Many learners of English report that they are often confused about the correct usage of the English prepositions of place In, On, At. For this reason, today’s post will try to clarify your
Hit it off! Common social phrasal verbs
Hit it off is one of several common phrasal verbs with ‘hit’. Others, which we will surely see in future posts, include: Hit out at somebody Hit upon something Hit back Hit
Catch-22 : Common expressions with numbers
In previous posts we have seen idioms with names. Catch-22 or a Catch-22 situation is one of many common English expressions with numbers. Other frequently used number idioms which we shall also see
Fewer or Less: Correct grammar is important!
People are often confused when it comes to using Fewer or Less in a sentence. Even native speakers make grammatical mistakes with these two easily confused words. Today we’re going to clarify
Hard to pronounce words in English. It’s about the spelling!
You may well have asked yourself why there are many hard to pronounce words in English. However, the problem is not so much the pronunciation, but rather the actual spelling of words.
