Native speakers what do you call this: banana clusters?

Hello~ I'm an EFL learner. I wonder what's the origin of 'let the cat out of the bag'. I know what that means, which means spill the secrets. what I want to know is the origin. My English teacher said it's from a tale

Hi~ I'm an ELF learner. and today I learned the English word 'spick-and-span'. I thought it means something is so clean that someone can slide and fall on it. but when I was googling with that word, I found there are many

Wmoyan, I guess you're using Chrome, right? It's a bug with pics there, and I'm afraid it won't be fixed in the nearest future. Everything works fine in Opera, Firefox, and Internet Explorer, though - so feel free to use any of the three. Some

Hi, I've searched for a word (or a phrase) in English to no avail. I'm looking for the translation of the Italian pescaturismo which, if it were to be literally tranlated, would be " fishtourism " or " fishingtourism "

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Some photos from a Wheat Festival I went to last Sunday

Hi all Here are some pictures from my recent visit to London. Chinatown Leicester Square. The Serpentine in Hyde Park. Piccadilly Circus. CB