LIKE THE BACK OF YOUR HAND When you know something like the back of your hand, you know that thing very well. I know NYC like the back of my hand. Fabrizio knows cars like the back of his hand! How about you? What do you know like the back of your hand? Leave a comment below and let us …
Bawl Out – English Phrasal Verb One Point Lesson
BAWL OUT Bawl out means to scold or reprimand someone. The boss bawled out Jack because he came to the meeting late again. Your wife is going to bawl you out if you come home drunk. How about you? Have you bawled out anyone recently? Has anyone bawled you out? Leave a comment below and let us know!
To Be Fed Up – American Idiom Lesson
to be FED UP (with) to be FED UP (with) When you are fed up, you are very annoyed or upset. We use fed up with when we mention the thing that we are very annoyed or upset about. You can be fed up with someone or fed up with our situation. My boss is a jerk! I am so …
Mull Over – English Phrasal Verb One Point Lesson
MULL OVER When you mull something over you consider it very deeply and carefully over a period of time. When I asked the boss for a day off, he said he needed to mull it over. I’m mulling over buying a new house. How about you? Have you needed to mull anything over recently? Leave a comment below and let …
Shoot The Breeze – American Idiom Lesson
SHOOT THE BREEZE Shoot the breeze means to have a casual conversation…just chatting. Keep in mind, SHOOT is an irregular verb and the three parts are shoot…shot…shot. Let’s hang out in the park and shoot the breeze. I was in the kitchen shooting the breeze with my friend Paul. How about you? When was the last time you were shooting …
Fill In (inform)– English Phrasal Verb One Point Lesson
FILL IN FILL IN has a number of different meanings, but for this lesson we will focus on the meaning which is “to inform.” Let me fill you in on what happened at the meeting yesterday. Can you fill me on on what you did in class? I was absent last week. How about you? Have you filled anyone in …
Clothes vs. Wear – One Point Vocabulary Lesson
CLOTHES vs. WEAR CLOTHES and WEAR have basically the same meaning, but they are used it differently. We always use another word before wear. You can say things like swimwear…formal wear…underwear…etc. I can say, “You have nice clothes.” But I can’t say, “You have nice wear.” How about you? Do you like casual clothes or formal wear? Leave a comment …
Wear Out – English Phrasal Verb One Point Lesson
WEAR OUT Wear out means that you use something so much that you can’t use it anymore. You can also say that something is or got worn out. I wore out a pair of cheap sneakers. The handle on my knife is worn out. I should get a new one. How about you? Have you worn out anything recently? Leave …
In A Dog’s Age – American Idiom Lesson
IN A DOG’s AGE In a dog’s age means in a very long time. If you haven’t done something in a dog’s age it means you haven’t done that thing in a very long time. I haven’t seen my friend Jim in a dog’s age. We haven’t had good sushi in a dog’s age. How about you? What is something …
How To Use Unless, As Long As, Provided – One Point English Grammar Lesson
In English, we have a number of ways to show a condition. The most common way is by using IF. Well, it’s also possible to use UNLESS, AS LONG AS, and PROVIDED to talk about conditions in English. I think it’s a good idea to learn how to use UNLESS, AS LONG AS, and PROVIDED, to expand your conversation choices. …