ESL Vocabulary and Idioms

Help with defining words and idioms, and new words and idioms that you've learnt
1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 » 371
Thread Replies
7 Post
Please just confirm...
Hi EF guys, can you please take a look at my sentences and confirm, whether I understood them... [More]
By JCDenton    Last Post by JCDenton 9 days ago
19 Popular Post
AmE equivalent of public servants? 123
Hi, Is it correct (in AmE) to refer to people who work for a public administration (both employees... [More]
By Tanit    Last Post by shaved 9 days ago
3 Post
proper word usage
Dear all,I have a question to native speakers. I would like to know the difference between... [More]
By Anonymous    Last Post by Grammar Geek 9 days ago
2 Post
here & in here
Hi,When is used only 'here' and when with a preposition - 'in here'. Does 'in... [More]
By Damir    Last Post by Damir 9 days ago
2 Post
swear away
Hey, can someone tell me what swear away as in swear sb's life away means?thank you,michal [More]
By MichalS    Last Post by CalifJim 10 days ago
1 Post allows no replies
the unity of God
What is “the unity of God"? I can't find it anywhere. It is like some Koranic term... [More]
By Johnleo    Last Post by Tanit 10 days ago
1 Post
Cold trail...
A police officer talks to a woman."I'll be up front with you. Your father left a pretty... [More]
By Madhulk    Last Post by JCDenton 10 days ago
2 Post
Fax of a fax...
The dean of a campus calls the academy where a boy previously studied."Yes, we did receive... [More]
By Madhulk    Last Post by Madhulk 10 days ago
3 Post
Satellite school
Is the satellite school the same as the public school? [More]
By Madhulk    Last Post by Madhulk 10 days ago
2 Post
easy, short question.
Hi EF guys, I just need an advice from you about one thing... Typical question: "Does... [More]
By JCDenton    Last Post by JCDenton 10 days ago
34 Popular Post
Learnt v learned? 1234
Dear Mr. Micawber, This is a question about the word "learnt" which you have used, and only... [More]
By Tallulah Tam    Last Post by MrPedantic 10 days ago
4 Post
left significant value on the table
By failing to reach an agreement with us, you and your stockholders have left significant value... [More]
By Pter    Last Post by Pter 11 days ago
14 Popular Post
box 12
In a restaurant, if you ordered more than you could eat, you could ask the waiter/waitress... [More]
By Jingtian    Last Post by Avangi 11 days ago
3 Post
gremlins, sorry of
Good Afternoon: My apology for the confusion. I have been given a new computer and the old... [More]
By Osee    Last Post by Grammar Geek 11 days ago
4 Post
make sport of
That Hebew slave you bought to us came to me to make sport of me... What does the red part... [More]
By Longforest    Last Post by Grammar Geek 11 days ago
2 Post
too easy to be worth to think about it?
Problems like solving x+3=2 for x should be regarded as too easy for a college student. Can... [More]
By Osee    Last Post by CalifJim 11 days ago
4 Post
Stupid is as stupid does~
"Stupid is as stupid does" seems to be Forrest's pet phrase in the movie "Forrest... [More]
By Longforest    Last Post by CalifJim 11 days ago
7 Post
Tailback
Hello. In British English, a long line of cars that cannot move is a tailback, isn't it... [More]
2 Post
Captain...
A woman asks a man under a piano if he's all right."Well, not to be captain obvious... [More]
By Madhulk    Last Post by Grammar Geek 11 days ago
5 Post
Meaning of "thick"
Hello. The Oxford Dictionary says:thick (BrE, informal) (of a person) slow to learn or understand... [More]
2 Post
Here's my...
A man tells about the death of his wife."When Kate died I got a call from my life insurance... [More]
By Madhulk    Last Post by Madhulk 11 days ago
1 Post
As if...
- Happy now, darling? (saying it angry)- As if that's possible. Does the second person... [More]
By Madhulk    Last Post by Clive 11 days ago
3 Post
go bump
What does go bump mean here?There's no longer any need to feel alarmed by the things that... [More]
By roccololipop    Last Post by roccololipop 11 days ago
8 Popular Post
The expression "to no avail"
I have a friend who insists that he is using the expression, "to no avail" properly when he... [More]
By JRU714    Last Post by khoff 11 days ago
1 Post
"quite a few" and "many"
Is there a difference between "quite a few" and "many"? In this sentence... [More]
By Anonymous    Last Post by Clive 11 days ago
3 Post
Forrest Hump ?
If your man likes to peruse the pages of adult magazines, or occasionally pop in a copy of... [More]
By Longforest    Last Post by Pter 12 days ago
7 Post
caught in the middle
Hello, please, what's the meaning of the phrase in the subject? [More]
By martinHorut    Last Post by Doll 12 days ago
3 Post
The problem of grammer
"I am confused about this sentence,because I am not sure about is thesentance a result... [More]
By GUGGI    Last Post by Doll 12 days ago
23 Popular Post
What's "Thy, thou, and thee mean?" more... 123
What's thy, thou, and thee mean? I would be greatly appreciated if someone could explain these... [More]
By mountain    Last Post by Clive 12 days ago
12 Popular Post
split-rail 12
Hi,I'm reading "A Sand County Almanac", written by Aldo Leopold (AmE, 1950s). I have some problems... [More]
By Tanit    Last Post by Tanit 12 days ago
1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 » 371
AddThis Feed Button RSS Feed: ESL Vocabulary and Idioms
© 2008 MediaCET Ltd.
Terms and Conditions