Currently I am reading the Great Gatsby. I seem to have trouble with this one section in which Nick and Gatsby show up at Daisy's house in chapter 7 for the final confrontation. This scene begins with Nick and Gatsby at the door, and the

Thanks nona, that was very detailed. If you think that i'll never use this idiom in my future conversation, i beg to differ... :o)

Hi all! I've been giving English conversation lessons to a theology professor for about a year now. He's getting on in the years - a couple years from retirement - and his primary goal has been just to get his spoken English going a little

throw out the baby with the bath water to lose the good parts when you get rid of the bad parts of something. You can't close the airport because one airline has problems — that's just throwing out the baby with the bath water.

Hi, What about when you end a conversation with something like, "It's been good to see you again, Jack. Please give my best to Doris and the kids. I'm sorry they couldn't come on this trip with you," or "So,

What about when you end a conversation with something like, "It's been good to see you again, Jack. Please give my best to Doris and the kids. I'm sorry they couldn't come on this trip with you," or "So, you're going

I largely agree with Clive here. I've also never heard the term "standing tickets" I wonder if it is a direct translation of an idiom that either doesn't exist in English or has some other form. The only alternative I can think

Hello teachers, well, could you give us some more examples on colloquialism, language street? I mean, things that are said on everyday informal conversation. This is not about slangs or idioms, this is about the act of modifying sentence's

She is never at a loss for words. Idiom or expression that means never unable to participate in the conversation. So she is always talking!!